USS Prince William (CVE-31)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Prince William.
USS Prince William (CVE-31) (originally AVG-31, later ACV-31), ex-MC Hull 242, was laid down by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation of Tacoma, Washington, 18 May 1942 as AVG-31; redesignated ACV-31 on 20 August 1942; launched 23 August 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Paul Foley; and commissioned 9 April 1943, Captain Herbert E. Regan in command. The ship was named after Prince William Sound, Alaska.
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Name | Prince William |
Namesake | Prince William Sound, Alaska |
Ordered | as type (C3-S-A1 hull), MC hull 198 [1] |
Awarded | 30 September 1940 |
Builder | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Tacoma, Washington |
Cost | $7,992,456 |
Yard number | 78 |
Way number | 1 |
Laid down | 15 December 1941 |
Launched | 7 May 1942 |
Commissioned | 9 April 1943 |
Decommissioned | 29 August 1946 |
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Stricken | 1 March 1959 |
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Fate | Scrapped, 1961 |
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Class and type | Bogue-class escort carrier |
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Speed | 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Complement | 890 officers and enlisted |
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Aircraft carried | 19-24 |
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