USN · CVE
AfloatBogue-class escort carrier, CVE-18, Maritime Commission hull 235. Seattle-Tacoma, Tacoma. Commissioned 15 September 1942, Captain J. R. Tate. She ferried aircraft across the Pacific, hunted submarines east of the Marshalls in the spring of 1944, and replenished the Third Fleet. A typhoon on 18 December 1944 took nearly half the aircraft on board. One battle star. Out of commission at Tacoma on 27 September 1946.
| Class | Bogue class |
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| Type | Escort carrier (CVE) |
| Hull | CVE-18 |
| Builder | Seattle-Tacoma, Tacoma |
| Launched | 1942-05-25 |
| Commissioned | 1942-09-15 |
| Fate | Afloat. Bogue-class escort carrier. Commissioned 15 September 1942. Ferry, a hunter-killer patrol east of the Marshalls, and Third Fleet replenishment. One battle star. Out of commission, in reserve, at Tacoma on 27 September 1946. Redesignated CVHE-18 on 12 June 1955. Struck 1 March 1959. Sold 25 April 1961 and scrapped in Japan. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
Command
Tate, Jackson RogersCaptain from 15 September 1942Relieved on 14 October 1943
Olney, Alfred Clarence Jr.Captain from 14 October 1943Relieved on 28 February 1945
Sutherland, William Alexander Jr.Commander in command from 28 February 1945Relieved on 15 February 1946
Palmer, Fitzhugh LeeCommander in command from 15 February 1946Relieved on 10 September 1946RSSmyle, Ralph StanleyLieutenant Commander in command from 10 September 1946Relieved on 27 September 1946Crew stories
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