PICTURES -> 1940's - Pg. 1
Pictures and information of the Commissioning can be viewed
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1946 - USS Coral Sea under construction.
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Mar 18, 1946 - Cover of Shipyard Bulletin shows USS Coral Sea CVB-43 in Building Way # 10 at NNS&DD.
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Sep 1947 - USS Coral Sea sitting in her outfitting pier just prior to commissioning.
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Sep 1947 - USS Coral Sea sitting in her outfitting pier just prior to commissioning.
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Sep 18, 1947 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 sitting at her outfitting pier.
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Sep 30, 1947 - Sitting at her outfitting pier the day before commissioning.
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Sep 30, 1947 - Sitting at her outfitting pier the day before commissioning.
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Dec 3, 1947 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 at anchor near Norfolk getting prepared for Sea Trials.
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Dec 3, 1947 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 at anchor near Norfolk getting prepared for Sea Trials.
[Image Source - NMNA - Robert L. Lawson]
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Dec 10, 1947 - The carrier Coral Sea (CVB 43) underway in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia for sea trials.
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Dec 10, 1947 - Getting up to speed for the first launch on the USS Coral Sea CVB-43. Made by CDR Paul D. Buie flying an AD-1 Skyraider of Squadron VA-5B.
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Dec 10, 1947 - Airborne. The first launch on the USS Coral Sea CVB-43 made by CDR Paul D. Buie flying an AD-1 Skyraider of Squadron VA-5B.
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Dec 10, 1947 - The first trap on the USS Coral Sea CVB-43 was made by CDR Paul D. Buie flying an AD-1 Skyraider of Squadron VA-5B.
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Dec 10, 1947 - The first trap on the USS Coral Sea CVB-43 was made by CDR Paul D. Buie flying an AD-1 Skyraider of Squadron VA-5B.
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Dec 10, 1947 - First time ever USS Coral Sea CVB-43 is out to sea for air operations.
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Dec 10, 1947 - First time ever USS Coral Sea CVB-43 is out to sea for air operations.
[Image Source - Mark Jennings]
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1948 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 at anchor somewhere in the Mediterranean.
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1948 - AD-1 Skyraiders of VA-6B line up for takeoff aboard USS Coral Sea CVB-43.
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1948 - An AD-1 of VA-6B lifts off from the deck of USS Coral Sea CVB-43.
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1948 - An AD-1 of VA-6B folding wings after recovery on the deck of USS Coral Sea CVB-43.
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1948 - An AD-1 of VA-6B taxis forward on the deck of USS Coral Sea CVB-43.
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1948 - AD-1 Skyraiders of VA-6B line up for takeoff aboard USS Coral Sea CVB-43.
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1948 - AD-1 Skyraiders of VA-6B line up for takeoff aboard USS Coral Sea CVB-43.
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1948 - An TBM-3E Avenger of the VA-2E Valions traps aboard USS Coral Sea CVB-43.
[Image Source - Jay Henning]
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1948 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 at anchor with CVG-17 aboard.
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1948 - An H03S-1 of VX-3 lands aboard USS Coral Sea CVB-43.
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1948 - First Skipper of USS Coral Sea, Capt. A.P. Storrs, gets a birds eye view of the flight deck from vultures row as USS Coral Sea CVB-43 turns in to the wind for launch.
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1948 - USS Coral Sea CVA-43 in port.
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1948 - Bow shot of the USS Coral Sea CVB-43 circa 1948. Note there are no guns in the bow gun tubs. The guns were not ready at the time of commissioning and she made her first deployment without them which ended in Aug 1948.
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1948 - An F4U-4 of the VF-5B Fightin 5 trapping aboard USS Coral Sea CVB-43.
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1948 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 at anchor somewhere in the MED.
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1948 - F4U-4 Corsair's lined up and ready to launch during the shakedown cruise of USS Coral Sea CVB-43.
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1948 - Six TBM-3E Avengers, with Attack Squadron Eighteen A (VA-18A) from USS Coral Sea CVB-43 in flight over the Mediterranean.
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1948 - A F8F-2 Bearcat of Fighter Squadron (VF) 62 pictured on the catapult ready for launch from the flight deck of the carrier Coral Sea (CVB 43) underway in the Atlantic Ocean in 1948.
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1948 - The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVB-43) underway.
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1948 - F8F-2 Bearcats of VF-5B spotted on the flight deck of USS Coral Sea (CVB 43) underway in the Atlantic Ocean.
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1948 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 - Shakedown cruise in the Atlantic, seen from the starboard side.
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1948 - USS Missouri BB-63 and USS Coral Sea CVB-43 underway in the Atlantic together.
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Jan 16, 1948 - USS Coral Sea (CVB-43), vertical aerial view of ship in the Virginia Capes area just prior to starting her shakedown cruise.
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Jan 19, 1948 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 begins her shakedown cruise from Norfolk.
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Feb 1948 - Two F4U-4 Corsair's of VF-5B on the flighrt deck of USS Coral Sea CVB-43.
[Image Source - NMNA - Robert L. Lawson]
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Feb 11, 1948 - The carrier Coral Sea (CVB 43) pictured during her shakedown cruise.
[Image Source - NMNA - Robert L. Lawson]
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Feb 14, 1948 - The carrier Coral Sea (CVB 43) lays at anchor at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during her shakedown cruise.
[Image Source - NMNA - Robert L. Lawson]
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Feb 14, 1948 - The carrier Coral Sea (CVB 43) lays at anchor at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during her shakedown cruise.
[Image Source - NMNA - Robert L. Lawson]
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Feb 14, 1948 - The carrier Coral Sea (CVB 43) lays at anchor at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during her shakedown cruise.
[Image Source - US Navy - Les Jordan]
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Feb 14, 1948 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 anchored in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba during her Shakedown Cruise. The flight deck is packed with all prop planes; F6F-5P Hellcat's, F4U-4 Corsair's and AD-1 Skyraider's.
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Feb 14, 1948 - The carrier Coral Sea (CVB 43) lays at anchor at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during her shakedown cruise.
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Feb 14, 1948 - Stern view of the carrier Coral Sea (CVB 43) as she lays at anchor at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during her shakedown cruise.
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Mar 4, 1948 - F4U-4 Corsair of Fighter Squadron (VF) 5B pictured during flight operations on board the carrier Coral Sea (CVB 43) in the waters off Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on March 4, 1948.
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Mar 28, 1948 - An F6F-5 Hellcat aircraft of Fighter Squadron (5B) pictured during flight operations on board the aircraft carrier Coral Sea (CVB 43). Note the packed "Vulture's Row" and the famed Jolly Rogers nose art on the aircraft.
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