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| Contract Awarded
| June 14, 1943
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| Keel Laid - NN&SB Hull #440
| July 10, 1944
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| Hull Half Plated
| May 18, 1945
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| Hull Completely Framed
| September 14, 1945
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| Hull Completely Plated
| October 22, 1945
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| Flight Deck Laid
| March 7, 1946
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| Island House Erected
| March 13, 1946
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| Launched
| April 2, 1946
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| Dry Docked
| March 30, 1947
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| Preliminary Trial Board
| July 17, 1947
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| Builders Dock Trial
| August 6-7, 1947
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| USN Trial Board
| September 16-17, 1947
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| Commissioned USS Coral Sea CVB-43
| October 1, 1947
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| Sea Trials
| December 8, 1947
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| Shakedown Training
| January 19 - April, 1948
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| Naval Reserve Training Cruise
| May 10-21, 1948
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| Midshipman Cruise
| January 5 - August 6, 1948
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| Refresher Training
| September 1-21, 1948
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| Refresher Training
| March 18 - April 25, 1949
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| 1ST MED Cruise
| May 3 - September 26, 1949
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| 2ND MED Cruise
| September 9, 1950 - February 1, 1951
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| 3RD MED Cruise
| March 20 - October 6, 1951
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| 4TH MED Cruise
| April 19 - October 12, 1952
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| Redesignated CVA-43
| October 1, 1952
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| 5TH MED Cruise
| April 26 - October 21, 1953
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| 6TH MED Cruise
| July 7 - December 20, 1954
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| 7TH MED Cruise
| April 5 - September 29, 1955
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| 8TH MED Cruise - Egyptian Suez Crisis
| August 13, 1956 - Februaury 11, 1957
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| Decommissoned for SCB-110A Modernization
| April 24, 1957
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| Recommissioned
| January 25, 1960
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| 1ST WestPac Cruise
| September 19, 1960 - May 27, 1961
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| 2ND WestPac Cruise
| December 12, 1961 - July 17, 1962
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| 3RD WestPac Cruise
| April 3 - November 25, 1963
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| 4TH WestPac Cruise/1ST Combat Cruise - Vietnam
| December 7, 1964 - November 1, 1965
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| 5TH WestPac Cruise/2ND Combat Cruise - Vietnam
| July 29, 1966 - February 23, 1967
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| 6TH WestPac Cruise/3RD Combat Cruise - Vietnam
| July 26, 1967 - April 6, 1968
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| 7TH WestPac Cruise/4TH Combat Cruise - Vietnam
| September 7, 1968 - April 18, 1969
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| 8TH WestPac Cruise/5TH Combat Cruise - Vietnam
| September 23, 1969 - July 1, 1970
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| 9TH WestPac Cruise/6TH Combat Cruise - Vietnam
| November 12, 1971 - July 17, 1972
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| 10TH WestPac Cruise - Vietnam
| March 9 - November 8, 1973
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| 11TH WestPac Cruise - Vietnam/SS Mayaguez Rescue/Evacuation of Saigon
| December 5, 1974 - July 2, 1975
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| Redesignated CV-43
| June 30, 1975
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| 12TH WestPac Cruise
| February 15 - October 5, 1977
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| 13TH WestPac Cruise - Iranian Hostage Rescue Attempt
| November 13, 1979 - June 10, 1980
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| 14TH WestPac Cruise
| August 20, 1981 - March 23, 1982
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| Around The World Cruise
| March 21 - September 12, 1983
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| 9TH MED Cruise - Libyan Operations
| October 2, 1985 - May 19, 1986
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| 10TH MED Cruise
| September 29, 1987 - March 28, 1988
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| 11TH MED Cruise - Beirut Evacuation
| May 31 - September 30, 1989
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| Decommissioned
| April 30, 1990
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| Sold For Scrap
| May 7, 1993
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| Scrapping Completed
| August 9, 2000
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