  {|     |} uss antietam (cv/cva/cvs-36) was one of 24 s built during and shortly after world war ii for the united states navy. the ship was the second us navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the american civil war battle of antietam (maryland). antietam was commissioned in january 1945, too late to actively serve in world war ii. after serving a short time in the far east, she was decommissioned in 1949. she was soon recommissioned for korean war service, and in that conflict earned two battle stars. in the early 1950s, she was redesignated an attack carrier (cva) and then an antisubmarine warfare carrier (cvs). after the korean war she spe
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