3 Apr 1956
United States
United States
- USS Wasp departed San Diego, California, United States with Carrier Air Group 15 aboard. ww2dbase [Wasp (Essex-class) | San Diego, California | CPC]
- USS Conecuh was decommissioned from service at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, United States and was transferred to the National Defense Reserve Fleet (James River Group, located at Lee Hall, Virginia near Newport News). ww2dbase [Norfolk Navy Yard | Dithmarschen | Portsmouth, Virginia | CPC]
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