&sq=&lang=&file=File:USS_Barnes_(CVE-20)_transporting_P-38s_and_P-47s_1943.jpeg) USS Barnes transporting P-38s and P-47s, 1943
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Barnes |
| Namesake | Barnes Sound, Florida |
| Builder | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding |
| Laid down | 19 January 1942 |
| Launched | 2 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 20 February 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 29 August 1946 |
| Identification | CVE-20 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 1 March 1959 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bogue-class escort carrier |
| Displacement | 7,800 tons |
| Length | 495.66 ft (151.08 m) |
| Beam | 111.5 ft (34.0 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Speed | 17.6 kn (32.6 km/h; 20.3 mph) |
| Complement | 890 |
| Armament | 2 × 4"/50, 5"/38 or 5"/51 guns |
| Aircraft carried | 24 |
USS Barnes (AVG-20/ACV-20/CVE-20) was a Bogue-class escort carrier in the United States Navy. She was the second ship to carry the name.
Barnes was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract and was transferred to the United States Navy on 1 May 1942. The ship was launched on 22 May 1942 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding, Tacoma, Washington, sponsored by Mrs. G. L. Hutchinson, the widow of Lieutenant Hutchinson. Barnes was commissioned on 20 February 1943 with Captain Cato Douglas Glover in command. Originally classified AVG-20, she was reclassified ACV-20 on 20 August 1942, CVE-20 on 15 July 1943, and CVHE-20 on 12 June 1955.