USS Wright Command Surface Combatant Ships

Sites related to decommissioned U.S. Navy ship USS Wright. She was commissioned 1 September 1945 as CVL-49. USS Wright decommissioned at Bremerton, Washington, in March 1956. While in reserve, she was redesignated an aircraft transport (AVT-7) in May 1959. She was converted to a command ship in 1962 and recommissioned in May 1963 as CC-2. She was decommissioned in May 1970 and sold for scrap in July 1980.

• Naval Historical Center - Photos of USS Wright (CC-2), and provides a surface combatant link uss wright to views of her as an aircraft surface combatant carrier (CVL-49).
• U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers - USS Wright (CVL 49) facts, history, and photos.
• Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - Ship naming, description, and history.
• NavSource Online - CVL-49 / CC-2 facts and photos.

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