Saipan (LHA 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE FIRST SAIPAN The firsT ship To oeor The nome SAIPAN hod her keel loid during The heoT of World Wor ll ond conTinued serving Through The VieTndm Wor. USS SAIPAN QCVLABQ wos commissioned on July 441, 49416 less Thon o yeor ofTer Jopon's surrenders An oircrofT corrier ov design, SAIPAN wen? To Pensdcolo. Horioo ond Trdined sTudenT piloTs for her firsT Two yeors ln 49.48 she Took on FighTer Souodron 47-A, ond become The frrsT oircrofr corner TO emoork o ieT souodronr SAIPAN sTeomed Througn oorn The AflonTic ond Pocific oceons performing vorious missions from numoniforon services in The Coriopeon, To helping keep The uneosy Truce in Koreo On 3 OcToper 4957 SAIPAN wos decommissioned, onlv To oe orougnT ooclc inTo service in Moy of 4959 os AVT-o She remoined in The ATlonTic reserve fleeT unTil lvlorch 4963 when she wos reconsTrucTed. SAIPAN wos renomed ArlingTon QAGMR-23 in her finol dovs, eorning seven Compoign STors for service on Yonkee SToTion off VieTnom. She wos decommissioned for The losT Time on 4A Jonuorv, 4970. I ff -'V w I fs Q .

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if nr . Ami A L 4, 1' SAIPAN'S home come from o smoil Du? very strofeguc aslohd sh YD6 Pocafnc OD which o major omphuous Dome was fought during Wofzo Wos L2 sh June 1044, the U, S Fnfrh FIGGY moe: me command of Admnrol Roymoho A SDIuOf'5C6 01- Yocked the Jopohese sfschghotd O1 Soipoh. defehdeci ov 390210 Hoops Thus Opened O Compokgh whach C051 ihe enemy three mogor wsloho fcmesses oh TNG Moriohos ISIODGS. SOIOOVW Guam, ond Tirwicfm Affer four Goya 01 emehsave bomhordrhehf. ihe Seems ons Founh Morihe Divisions wem Qshfye v F'