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The aircraft escort vessel AVG-20 was laid down on 19 January 1942 at [[Seattle]], Wash., by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co. under a Maritime Commission (MC hull 236); named Barnes on 19 March 1942 after AVG-7's 1 March 1942 reallocation to the Royal Navy; acquired from the Maritime Commission on 1 May 1942; launched on 22 May 1942; sponsored by Mrs. George L. Hutchinson; reclassified an auxiliary [[aircraft carrier]] and redesignated ACV-20 on 20 August 1942; and commissioned at the Puget Sound Navy Yard on 20 February 1943, Capt. Cato D. Glover in command.

'''Barnes''', the aircraft escort vessel AVG-20 was laid down on 19 January 1942 at [[Seattle]], Wash., by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co. under a Maritime Commission (MC hull 236); named Barnes on 19 March 1942 after AVG-7's 1 March 1942 reallocation to the Royal Navy; acquired from the Maritime Commission on 1 May 1942; launched on 22 May 1942; sponsored by Mrs. George L. Hutchinson; reclassified an auxiliary [[aircraft carrier]] and redesignated ACV-20 on 20 August 1942; and commissioned at the Puget Sound Navy Yard on 20 February 1943, Capt. Cato D. Glover in command.

After fitting out, Barnes, escorted by Endicott (DD-495), departed Port Townsend on 18 March 1943 for [[San Francisco]] and [[San Diego]]. Following shakedown training, the warship left San Diego for Hawaii on 20 April, arriving in [[Pearl Harbor]] on the 26th. Clearing Oahu two days later, the auxiliary aircraft carrier sailed for [[Noumea]], New Caledonia, and reached that port on 10 May. Barnes lingered there for only three days before she pushed on for Espiritu Santo, reaching her destination on 15 May. She brought her maiden voyage to a close at San Diego on 3 June 1943.

After fitting out, Barnes, escorted by Endicott (DD-495), departed Port Townsend on 18 March 1943 for [[San Francisco]] and [[San Diego]]. Following shakedown training, the warship left San Diego for Hawaii on 20 April, arriving in [[Pearl Harbor]] on the 26th. Clearing Oahu two days later, the auxiliary aircraft carrier sailed for [[Noumea]], New Caledonia, and reached that port on 10 May. Barnes lingered there for only three days before she pushed on for Espiritu Santo, reaching her destination on 15 May. She brought her maiden voyage to a close at San Diego on 3 June 1943.

Underway for the east coast early on 16 April, Barnes arrived at Balboa in the Canal Zone on the 24th, transited the canal on the 27th, and resumed her voyage the next day. The escort carrier laid over in Norfolk for four days before entering Boston on 11 May. There, Barnes was placed out of commission on 29 August 1946. Despite her reclassification as an "escort helicopter aircraft carrier" and her redesignation as CVHE-20 effective 12 June 1955, the carrier never returned to service in that, or any other, role. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 1 March 1959, and she was sold to Union Minerals and Alloys Corp. on 1 October 1959. She was broken up in Japan in 1961.

Underway for the east coast early on 16 April, Barnes arrived at Balboa in the Canal Zone on the 24th, transited the canal on the 27th, and resumed her voyage the next day. The escort carrier laid over in Norfolk for four days before entering Boston on 11 May. There, Barnes was placed out of commission on 29 August 1946. Despite her reclassification as an "escort helicopter aircraft carrier" and her redesignation as CVHE-20 effective 12 June 1955, the carrier never returned to service in that, or any other, role. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 1 March 1959, and she was sold to Union Minerals and Alloys Corp. on 1 October 1959. She was broken up in Japan in 1961.

Barnes (CVE-20) received three battle stars for her World War II service.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b2-list.htm]</ref>

Barnes (CVE-20) received three battle stars for her World War II service.<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b2-list.htm Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]</ref>

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