USS Ranger (CV-4)/Definition

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USS Ranger (CV-4) [r]: Early purpose-built U.S. Navy aircraft carrier; too small (14,500 tons) for Pacific duty; supported "Neutrality Patrols" and early WWII Atlantic convoys, provided air cover to Operation Torch, raided Norway; returned to the US and was a training ship for the rest of the war