In 1951-1952 she made two tours to the Korean coast and flew many raids against North Korean targets. In 1953-1955 she got major conversion to equip her to operate high-performance jet aircraft. She got series of cruises in Western Pacific in 1957, 1958-1959, 1959-1960, 1961, 1962-1963, and 1964, with the last including a voyage into the Indian Ocean. In Summer 1964 she participated in Tonkin Gulf Incident. During 1965-1970 she deployed on five Southeast Asia combat tours for Vietnam War. She was decommissioned in July 1971. In March 1992 she was sold for scrap.
Took part in wars:
Korean War (1950-1953)
Vietnam War (1st period) (1965-1968)
Aircraft:
 USA
Chance Vought F4U Corsair [ 18 ];
Douglas AD/A-1 Skyraider [ 2 5 12 19 ];
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk [ 6 10 11 13 16 21 22 ];
Chance Vought F7U Cutlass [ 3 ];
Douglas F4D/F-6 Skyray [ 5 ];
Grumman F9F Panther/Cougar [ 1 2 3 4 5 ];
Grumman F11F Tiger [ 2 ];
Mc.Donnell Douglas F3H Demon [ 5 6 ];
North American FJ-1/FJ-2/FJ-3/FJ-4 Fury [ 10 11 12 20 ];
Vought F8U/F-8 Crusader [ 4 14 15 16 17 18 19 ];
Grumman C-1 Trader [ 2 ];
Piasecki H-25 Arme Mule/HUP Retriever [ 2 ].
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Type: Aircraft carriers
Type: Attack aircraft carriers