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USS Palau (CVE-122) underway, 10 May 1950. Note the anti-submarine Grumman TBM-3E Avengers on deck

USS Palau CVE-122 US Navy Escort Carrier

USS Palau CVE-122 US Navy Escort Carrier

Launched on 6 August just as World War Two was ending, USS Palau CVE-122 was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier built for the US Navy. Commissioned on 15 February 1946, she spent most of her career on the US East Coast and Mediterranean. Decommissioned on 15 June 1954, she was stricken in 1960 and sold for scrap.

USS Palau CVE-122, USS Chivo (SS-341) and USS Burrfish (SSR-312) at anchor in Augusta Bay May 1952
USS Palau CVE-122, USS Chivo (SS-341) and USS Burrfish (SSR-312) at anchor in Augusta Bay May 1952
USS Palau CVE-122 at anchor, with F4U Corsair fighters parked on her flight deck. July 1947
USS Palau CVE-122 at anchor, with F4U Corsair fighters parked on her flight deck. July 1947
USS Palau CVE-122
USS Palau CVE-122
USS Palau (CVE-122) underway, 10 May 1950. Note the anti-submarine Grumman TBM-3E Avengers on deck
USS Palau (CVE-122) underway, 10 May 1950. Note the anti-submarine Grumman TBM-3E Avengers on deck
Grumman AF-2S Guardian of VS-31 approaching USS Palau CVE-122, in 1952
Grumman AF-2S Guardian of VS-31 approaching USS Palau CVE-122, in 1952
USS Palau (CVE-122) with Piasecki HRP-1 helicopters on deck in 1951
USS Palau (CVE-122) with Piasecki HRP-1 helicopters on deck in 1951
Grumman TBM-3W Avenger of VC-12 aboard USS Palau CVE-122
Grumman TBM-3W Avenger of VC-12 aboard USS Palau CVE-122
Grumman TBM-3W Avenger of VS-32 aboard USS Palau CVE-122 in June 1951
Grumman TBM-3W Avenger of VS-32 aboard USS Palau CVE-122 in June 1951
Grumman AF-2S Guardian of VS-31 landing on USS Palau CVE-122, in 1952
Grumman AF-2S Guardian of VS-31 landing on USS Palau CVE-122, in 1952