Launched on 27 June 1945, USS Mindoro was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the US Navy. Commissioned on 4 December 1945, she was too late to see service in World War Two, but was employed post-war in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Her duties generally consisted of training cruises and anti-submarine Hunter killer exercises. On 4 August 1955 she was decommissioned and joined the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Boston. While berthed at Boston, she was reclassified as AKV‑20 on 7 May 1959. USS Mindoro CVE-120 was struck from the Navy List on 1 December 1959 and sold for scrap the next year.
USS Mindoro CVE-120USS Mindoro CVE-120USS Mindoro CVE-120 underway on 20 September 1947USS Mindoro CVE-120 operations in 1949, as seen from USS Noa (DD-841)USS Mindoro CVE-120 operations in 1949, as seen from USS Noa (DD-841)USS Mindoro CVE-120 loading Curtiss SB2C Helldivers for Italy at Naval Station Norfolk September 1950USS Mindoro CVE-120 September 18, 1950 loaded with forty U.S. warplanes for Italy under the Atlantic pactUSS Mindoro (CVE-120) transporting aircraft to Italy, in September 1950USS Mindoro CVE-120 underway, circa 1950USS Mindoro CVE-120 underway, circa 30 April 1952USS Mindoro CVE-120 23 October 1953USS Mindoro CVE-120 with a K-class blimp from ZP-1 Squadron on deck, sometime in the first half of the 1950sUSS Mindoro CVE-120 28 April 1950, as blimp K-69 leaves herUSS Mindoro CVE-120USS Mindoro CVE-120USS Mindoro CVE-120USS Mindoro (CVE-120). On the flight deck are Grumman AF-2S and AF-2W Guardian aircraftUSS Mindoro CVE-120 in reserve, South Boston Naval Annex. May 1958USS Mindoro CVE-120’s last voyage 18 June 1960
Aircraft Operations
Grumman TBM Avenger
Grumman TBM-3E Avengers of VS-22 on USS Mindoro CVE-120 October 1950Grumman Avenger on USS Mindoro CVE-120 1946
Grumman AF-2 Guardian
USS Mindoro (CVE-120). On the flight deck are Grumman AF-2S and AF-2W Guardian aircraftGrumman AF-2W Guardian of VS-30 taking off from USS Mindoro CVE-120Grumman AF-2S Guardian of VS-30 landing on USS Mindoro CVE-120Grumman AF-2S Guardian of VS-30 taking off from USS Mindoro CVE-120Grumman AF-2S Guardian of VS-30 taking off from USS Mindoro CVE-120
Grumman S2F Tracker
Grumman S2F-1 Tracker on USS Mindoro CVE-120
Vought F4U Corsair
Damaged Vought F4U Corsair on USS Mindoro CVE-120
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