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Milestones in U. S. Naval Aviation

1946 - 1960




Year Ships & Aircraft Events
 [ explosion icon ] Battle [ quill pen icon ] Political/Administrative action

1946  [ mushroom cloud icon ]  [ targeting reticle icon ]
25 July: CV-3 USS Saratoga sunk by Test Baker, Bikini Atoll

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18 October: CV-4 USS Ranger decommissioned

1947  [ gold watch icon ]  [ subdued U. S. flag icon ]
9 January: CV-9 USS Essex decommissioned and laid up in reserve
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28 January: CV-4 ex-Ranger scrapped

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17 February: CV-6 USS Enterprise decommissioned

1948

1949



Year Ships & Aircraft Events
 [ explosion icon ] Battle [ quill pen icon ] Political/Administrative action

Korean War begins 25 June 1950


1950  [ refit icon ]
CV-9 Essex begins SCB-27A refit

1951  [ bunting icon ]
15 January: CV-9 USS Essex recommissioned

1952

1953

Korean War ends 27 July 1953


1954

1955  [ refit icon ]
July: CV-9 USS Essex begins SCB-125 refit

1956  [ refit icon ]
March: CV-9 USS Essex completes SCB-125 refit

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2 October: CV-6 ex-Enterprise struck from the Navy List

1957

1958  [ welding torch icon ]
1 July: CV-6 ex-Enterprise scrapped

1959

1960