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Aug'44-Sept '44

 

AUGUST - SEPTEMBER, 1944

THE USS BATAAN RECEIVES THE FOLLOWING YARD WORK:

  1. REPAIR OF FORWARD ELEVATOR
  2. INSTALLATION OF WND CATAPULT (STARBOARD)
  3. SHIP'S BOTTOM AND SIDES PAINTED
  4. SP RADAR INSTALLED
  5. NEW FLIGHT DECK LANDING LIGHT SYSTEM INSTALLED. SHIP PREPARED TO QUALIFY AND OPERATE WITH NIGHT FIGHTERS.
  6. ROCKET STOWAGE AND HANDLING FACILITIES INSTALLED.
  7. INSTALLED $4 AIRCRAFT BARRIER.

26 AUGUST '44

CAPTAIN V. H. SCHAEFFER, USN, RELIEVED BY CAPTAIN J. P. HEATH, USN.

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