Craig Rothhammer wrote on 1999-11-17 00:00:00.0
Comments: USS GILBERT ISLANDS (CVE-107) dp. 10,900; l. 557' 1"; b. 75'; dr. 32'; s. 19.1 k.; cpl. 1,066; a. 2 5"; cl. COMMENCEMENT BAY GILBERT ISLANDS recommissioned 7 September 1951 and put in at Boston 25 November for overhaul. She joined the Atlantic Fleet 1 August 1952, sailed 8 days later with a cargo of jets for Yokohama, Japan, arriving 18 September, and returned to her homeport of Quonset Point, R.I., 22 October. She sailed 5 January 1953 for the Caribbean to conduct training exercises off Cuba and returned to New England waters to continue these duties through the summer and fall of the year.
From: DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN NAVAL FIGHTING SHIPS
Keywords: ATLANTIC FLEET, JET AIRCRAFT FERRY
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