USS Point Cruz ( CVE - 119 ) USS " Point Cruz " ( CVE - 119 ) was a of the United States Navy . Named " Trocadero Bay " until 5 June 1944 , was laid down on 4 December 1944 by Todd - Pacific Shipyards Incorporated , Tacoma , Washington ; launched on 18 May 1945 , sponsored by Mrs . Earl R . DeLong ; and commissioned on 16 October 1945 , with Captain Douglas T . Day in command . Operational history . Following acceptance and shakedown , she conducted pilot qualifications off the West Coast from October 1945 to March 1946 . Thereafter she ferried aircraft to forward bases in WestPac . ( Captain Donald S . McMahan took command 27 November 1947 , serving until 22 April 1947 when he was replaced by Commander William A . Smyth . ) She entered Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 3 March 1947 for inactivation ; was decommissioned on 30 June 1947 and entered the Pacific Reserve Fleet , Bremerton , Washington . After the start of hostilities in Korea the ship was activated and recommissioned on 26 July 1951 , with Captain Horace Butterfield in command . ( He was replaced by Captain J . W . Davidson in December 1951 , and Captain C . C . Marcy became commanding officer in November , 1951 . ) " Point Cruz " departed Bremerton on 4 January 1953 after coastal operations and an extensive overhaul modifying her for use as an anti - submarine warfare Hunter - Killer Group carrier . During the transit to San Diego , " Point Cruz " was damaged in a severe Pacific storm and repairs required several months . Based at Sasebo , Japan , " Point Cruz " patrolled the Korean coast in the spring of 1953 . ( Captain John T . Hayward took command in July 1953 . ) After the armistice , she served as base for a helicopter squadron that took part in " Operation Platform " , airlifting Indian troops to the Panmunjom buffer zone to supervise the prisoner of war exchange . ( The incident on which the television movie " 1 , 000 Men and a Baby " was based took place during Operation Platform . ) The CVE returned to San Diego in late December 1953 , and after training and additional overhaul deployed to WestPac again on April 1954 , under the command of Captain John T . Hayward . Captain Frederick J . Brush assumed command of the ship in May 1954 . In the Far East the carrier served as command ship for Carrier Division 17 under Rear Admiral James S . Russell . The ship returned to San Diego in November 1954 , and deployed again on 24 August 1955 ( shortly after Captain Brush was relieved by Captain A . R . Matter ) . While in the Pacific operating with the 7th Fleet , she served as flagship of Carrier Division 15 . " Point Cruz " departed Yokosuka on 31 January 1956 and arrived at Long Beach , California , in early February for inactivation at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard . Decommissioned on 31 August 1956 , CVE - 119 was placed in the Bremerton Group of the Pacific Reserve Fleet . While in a reserve status , she was redesignated an aircraft transport , AKV - 19 , on 17 May 1957 . " Point Cruz " was reactivated on 23 August 1965 and placed under the operational control of the Military Sea Transportation Service ( MSTS ) as USNS " Point Cruz " ( T - AKV - 19 ) in September 1965 . Commencing service as an aircraft ferry for MSTS , " Point Cruz " provided logistical support for American forces in South East Asia . Decommissioning . She was placed out of service on 16 October 1969 , struck from the Navy list on 15 September 1970 , and sold for scrap in 1971 .