USS WRIGHT (CVL 49) Commissioned : Feb.9, 1947 at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

(Last update on May 27, 2020) Post-Shakedown Repairs and Alterations Nov.1, 1947 - Dec.17, 1947 at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

(Last update on Feb.25, 2026) USS WRIGHT (CVL 49) Jan.11, 1951 - Mar.31, 1951 (Med)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
(T)400	VF-14	Tophatters	F4U-5 (*1)
(NE)1x	VC-12 DET.		AD-3W
(NA)21-28	VC-4 DET.1	Nightcappers	F4U-5N (*2)
(SS)3x	VC-33 DET.	Avengers	AD-3N AD-4Q
(SP)x (SP)xx	VS-31 DET. (*3)	Topcats	AF-2S AF-2W
(UR)xx	HU-2 DET.	Fleet Angels	HO3S-1
(*1-1) F4U-5 121793/T-4xx crashed during combat air patrol on Jan.30, 1951 (*1-2) F4U-5 121802/T-4xx crashed during air carrier training on Jan.30, 1951 (*2) F4U-5N 124488/NA-2x crashed during Ground Controlled Interception on Jan.30, 1951 (*3) VS-31 DET. not aboard the USS Wright (CVL 49) for the entire deployment

Overhaul Jul.31, 1953 - Nov.21, 1953 at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

(Last update on Sep.9, 2020) USS WRIGHT (CVL 49) Apr.20, 1954 - Oct.31, 1954 (Norfolk, Panama Canal, WestPac, San Diego)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
(AF)xx	VMA-211	Wake Island Avengers	AD-4B
(UR)xx	HU-2 DET.	Fleet Angels	HO3S-1

Overhaul Oct.31, 1954 - Feb.23, 1955 at Long Beach Naval Shipyard

Decommissioned : Mar.15, 1956 at Puget Sound

Reclassified Training Aircraft Carrier AVT 7 : May 15, 1959

Reclassified Command Ship CC 2 : Mar.15, 1962

USS WRIGHT (CC 2) Recommissioned : May 11, 1963 at Puget Sound

USS WRIGHT (CC 2) Decommissioned : May 27, 1970 at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

Stricken from the Navy List : Dec.1, 1977

Sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping on Aug.1, 1980