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9 May 1941

Bermuda

Task Group 1, comprised of aircraft carrier USS Ranger, heavy cruiser USS Vincennes, and destroyers USS Sampson and Eberle, sailed from Bermuda on a 4,675-mile Neutrality Patrol in the Atlantic. ww2dbase [Ranger | Vincennes | United States Neutrality Patrol | Port Royal Bay | DS]

23 May 1941

Bermuda

USS Ranger, USS Vincennes, and their task group returned to Bermuda and conclude their two-week Neutrality Patrol. ww2dbase [United States Neutrality Patrol | Vincennes | Ranger | Port Royal Bay | DS]

29 May 1941

Bermuda

Task Group 3, comprised of aircraft carrier USS Ranger, heavy cruiser USS Tuscaloosa, and destroyers USS McDougal and Eberle, sailed from Bermuda on a 4,355-mile Neutrality Patrol in the Atlantic. ww2dbase [Tuscaloosa | United States Neutrality Patrol | Ranger | Port Royal Bay | DS]

8 Jun 1941

Bermuda

USS Ranger, USS Tuscaloosa, and their task group returned to Bermuda and conclude their ten-day Neutrality Patrol. ww2dbase [Tuscaloosa | United States Neutrality Patrol | Ranger | Port Royal Bay | DS]

6 Oct 1942

Bermuda

USS Ranger arrived at Grassy Bay, Bermuda. ww2dbase [Ranger | Port Royal Bay | DS]

25 Oct 1942

Bermuda

USS Ranger departed Bermuda as part of Task Force 34 bound for the invasion of North Africa (Operation Torch). ww2dbase [Operation Torch | Ranger | Port Royal Bay | DS]

21 Nov 1942

Bermuda

USS Ranger arrived at Port Royal Bay, Bermuda. ww2dbase [Ranger | Port Royal Bay | DS]

22 Nov 1942

Bermuda

USS Ranger departed Port Royal Bay, Bermuda bound for Norfolk, Virginia. ww2dbase [Ranger | Port Royal Bay | DS]

29 Jul 1943

Bermuda

Hunter-Killer Task Group 21.14 centered around escort carrier USS Card and escorts arrived in Bermuda. ww2dbase [Card | Port Royal Bay | DS]

30 Jul 1943

Bermuda

Task Group 21.14 centered around escort carrier USS Card departed Naval Operating Base Bermuda on their first combat sortie. ww2dbase [Card | Port Royal Bay | DS]

27 Sep 1943

Bermuda

Hunter-Killer Task Group 21.14 centered around escort carrier USS Card and escorts arrived in Bermuda. ww2dbase [Card | Port Royal Bay | DS]

28 Sep 1943

Bermuda

Task Group 21.14 centered around escort carrier USS Card departed Naval Operating Base Bermuda on their second anti-submarine Hunter-Killer combat sortie. ww2dbase [Card | Port Royal Bay | DS]

25 Dec 1943

Bermuda

Escort carrier USS Bogue and her task group arrived at Port Royal Bay, Bermuda. ww2dbase [Bogue | Port Royal Bay | DS]

26 Dec 1943

Bermuda

Escort carrier USS Bogue and her task group departed Bermuda bound for Norfolk, Virginia. ww2dbase [Bogue | Port Royal Bay | DS]

29 Jun 1944

Photo(s) dated 29 Jun 1944

A deck level view of the back of the conning tower of captured German submarine U-505 shortly after arrival at Bermuda, 19 to 29 Jun 1944. Fleet tug USS Abnaki is at left and covered lighter YFN-275 is at right.

30 Jun 1944

Bermuda

Escort carrier USS Bogue and her task group arrived at Port Royal Bay, Bermuda. ww2dbase [Bogue | Port Royal Bay | DS]

1 Jul 1944

Bermuda

Escort carrier USS Bogue and her task group departed Bermuda bound for Norfolk, Virginia. ww2dbase [Bogue | Port Royal Bay | DS]

29 Jul 1944

Bermuda

Escort carrier USS Bogue and her task group arrived at Port Royal Bay, Bermuda. ww2dbase [Bogue | Port Royal Bay | DS]

1 Aug 1944

Bermuda

Escort carrier USS Bogue and her task group departed Bermuda bound for their patrol area in the Central Atlantic. ww2dbase [Bogue | Port Royal Bay | DS]

20 Sep 1944

Bermuda

Hunter-Killer Task Group 22.2 centered around escort carrier USS Card and escorts arrived in Bermuda for four days of anti-submarine exercises that included drills with a friendly Italian submarine. ww2dbase [Card | Port Royal Bay | DS]

23 Oct 1944

Bermuda

Escort carrier USS Bogue and her task group arrived at Port Royal Bay, Bermuda. ww2dbase [Bogue | Port Royal Bay | DS]

7 Nov 1944

Bermuda

Escort carrier USS Bogue and her task group departed Bermuda for five days of anti-submarine exercises against submarine USS R1. ww2dbase [Bogue | Port Royal Bay | DS]

13 Nov 1944

Bermuda

Escort carrier USS Bogue and her task group departed Bermuda for three days of anti-submarine exercises against friendly Italian submarine Onice. ww2dbase [Onice | Bogue | Port Royal Bay | DS]

20 Nov 1944

Bermuda

Escort carrier USS Bogue and her task group departed Bermuda bound for New York. ww2dbase [Bogue | Port Royal Bay | DS]

2 Dec 1944

Bermuda

Escort carrier USS Card and her task group arrived at Bermuda for four weeks of ant-submarine exercises and drills with a friendly submarine. ww2dbase [Card | Port Royal Bay | DS]

28 Dec 1944

Bermuda

Escort carrier USS Bogue and her task group arrived at Port Royal Bay, Bermuda. ww2dbase [Bogue | Port Royal Bay | DS]

1 Jan 1945

Bermuda

Escort carrier USS Bogue and her task group departed Bermuda for a week of anti-submarine exercises against friendly Italian submarines RIN Atropo and Tito Speri. ww2dbase [Bogue | Port Royal Bay | DS]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis

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