page_title: USS Tinian
hierarchical_section_title: USS Tinian
caption_attribution_description: English: The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Tinian (CVE-123) underway on 21 February 1946, while running trials. Laid up in reserve upon delivery in mid-1946, this ship had no commissioned service. This is one of the few photos that could be taken of her underway (here she is steaming at 16 knots), since she went immediately into the Reserve Fleet where she stayed until stricken and scrapped.
context_page_description: USS Tinian was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. Ordered and constructed during World War II, Tinian never entered active service and was assigned to the Pacific Reserve Fleet after being completed. In June 1955, the ship was reclassified a helicopter carrier and in May 1959, a cargo ship and aircraft ferry. The ship remained in reserve for her entire career and was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 June 1970 and sold for scrap.
context_section_description: USS Tinian (CVE-123) was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. Ordered and constructed during World War II, Tinian never entered active service and was assigned to the Pacific Reserve Fleet after being completed. In June 1955, the ship was reclassified a helicopter carrier and in May 1959, a cargo ship and aircraft ferry. The ship remained in reserve for her entire career and was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 June 1970 and sold for scrap.
caption: USS Tinian steaming to join the reserve fleet on 21 February 1946