CVL-29 USS Bataan Task Force 95

Namesake. The Battle of Bataan where American and Filipino troops were besieged by Japanese forces from 24 Dec 1941-9 Apr 1942.
Awarded. 16 Dec 1940
Builder. New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, NJ
Laid down. 31 Aug 1942
Launched. 1 Aug 1943
Commissioned. 17 Nov 1943
Decommissioned. 11 Feb 1947
Recommissioned. 13 May 1950
Decommissioned. 9 Apr 1954
Stricken . 1 Sep 1959
Fate. Sold for scrapping in May 1961
Class and type. Independence-class aircraft carrier
Displacement:
11,120 long tons (11,300 t) light
16,260 long tons (16,520 t) full load
Length:
Overall: 622.5 ft (189.7 m)
Waterline: 600 ft (180 m)
Beam:
Extreme: 109 ft 2 in (33.27 m)
Waterline: 71 ft (22 m)
Draft. 26 ft (7.9 m)
Speed. 32 kn (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Complement. 156 officers and 1,372 men
Armament:
26 × Bofors 40 mm guns (2×4, 9×2)
18 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons (18×1)