CC-2 USS Wright Command & Control Ship

The light U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wright (CVL-49) underway, probably taken in the early 1950s. On deck are Grumman AF-2S and AF-2W Guardian aircraft of Anti-Submarine Squadron 24 (VS-24).

Wright and Leyte at Quonset Point, c.1950

USS Wright as CC-2 off Southern California in September 1963

USS Wright (CVL-49) was a Saipan-class light aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy, later converted to the command ship CC-2. It is the second ship named “Wright”. The first Wright (AV-1) was named for Orville Wright; the second honored both Wright brothers: Orville and Wilbur.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wright_(CVL-49)

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