CVS-37 USS Princeton WESTERN PACIFIC CRUISE 1954-1955

Namesake. Battle of Princeton, a battle of the American Revolutionary War, fought near Princeton, NJ on 3 Jan 1777, and ending in a small victory for the Colonials.
Builder. Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, PA
Laid down. 14 Sep 1943
Launched. 8 Jul 1945
Commissioned. 18 Nov 1945
Decommissioned. 21 Jun 1949
Recommissioned. 28 Aug 1950
Decommissioned. 30 Jan 1970
Reclassified:
CVA-37, 1 Oct 1952
CVS-37, 1 Jan 1954
LPH-5, 2 Mar 1959
Stricken. 30 Jan 1970
Fate. Scrapped, 1971
Class and type. Essex-class aircraft carrier
Displacement. 27,100 long tons (27,500 t) standard
Length. 888 feet (271 m) overall
Beam. 93 feet (28 m)
Draft. 28 feet 7 inches (8.71 m)
Installed power. 8 × boilers 150,000 shp (110 MW)
Propulsion:
4 × geared steam turbines
4 × shafts
Speed. 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement. 3448 officers and enlisted
Armament:
12 × 5 inch (127 mm)/38 caliber guns
32 × Bofors 40 mm guns
46 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons
Armor:
Belt: 4 in (102 mm)
Hangar deck: 2.5 in (64 mm)
Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm)
Conning tower: 1.5 inch
Aircraft carried. 90-100 aircraft

Antisubmarine/ Hunter-Killer (HUK) training operations, 2 Nov 1954-31 May 1955.

Squadrons: Air Anti-Submarine Squadron TWENTY THREE (VS-23) (S2F-1), Air Anti-Submarine Squadron THIRTY SEVEN (VS-37) (AF-2S/2W), Composite Squadron THREE Detachment N (VC-3 Det-N) & Helicopter Squadron FOUR Detachment N (HS-4 Det-N) (HO4S-3S).