During 1950-1952 she was modernization at New York Naval Shipyard. In November 1952 she was recommissioned as CVA-20. On April 27th, 1953 a downcomer tube in Boiler Room One slipped loose which caused an explosion, killed 11 men, and wounded four others. On May 26,th 1954 while cruising off Narragansett Bay, the fluid in one of her catapults exploded, which killed 103 crewmen and injured 201. On May 7th, 1957, while docked in Sydney, ten University of Sydney students dressed as pirates boarded the aircraft carrier and "captured" the ship.
Aircraft:
USA Douglas AD/A-1 Skyraider [ 8 15 16 18 ]; Grumman F9F Panther/Cougar [ 10 11 20 24 ]; Grumman F11F Tiger [ 3 ]; North American FJ-1/FJ-2/FJ-3/FJ-4 Fury [ 12 13 16 19 20 ].
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