This aircraft carrier was built in 1943 by Western Pipe & Steel Co., San Francisco CA.
In 1975 this vessel was broken up in Italy.
In 1943 she was owned by the United States Navy.
Rebuilt as a passenger ship.
J.J. Colledge and Ben Warlow (2010) Ships of the Royal Navy. Casemate Oxford UK
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