| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Aircraft carrier |
| Class | Essex |
| Pennant | CV 36 |
| Mod | Long hull group |
| Built by | Philadelphia Navy Yard (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 15 Mar 1943 |
| Launched | 20 Aug 1944 |
| Commissioned | 28 Jan 1945 |
| End service | 8 May 1963 |
| History | Decommissioned 21 June 1949. |
Commands listed for USS Antietam (CV 36)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | T/Capt. James Robert Tague, USN | 28 Jan 1945 | 5 Nov 1945 | |
| 2 | T/Capt. Joseph Brantley Dunn, USN | 5 Nov 1945 | 31 Oct 1946 | |
| 3 | T/Capt. William Henry Hamilton, USN | 31 Oct 1946 | 13 Oct 1947 | |
| 4 | T/Capt. John Valdemar Peterson, USN | 1 Sep 1948 | May 1949 | |
| 5 | T/Cdr. Everett Olin Rigsbee, Jr., USN | 2 May 1949 | 12 May 1949 (+) | |
| 6 | T/Cdr. Carter Brooks Jennings, USN | 12 May 1949 | 24 May 1949 | |
| 7 | T/Cdr. Edmond George Konrad, USN | 24 May 1949 | 21 Jun 1949 | |
| 8 | T/Capt. George John Dufek, USN | 17 Jan 1951 | 6 May 1952 | |
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