USN · CVL
Cabot
Photos and infoIndependence-class light carrier. Laid down as the cruiser Wilmington. Commissioned 24 July 1943. She cleared for Majuro on 15 January 1944. Her history dates Roi and Namur strikes from 4 February. From 10 February to 1 March 1945 her planes worked the Japanese home islands and the Bonins ahead of the Iwo Jima landings. Decommissioned 11 February 1947.
| Class | Independence class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light carrier (CVL) |
| Hull | CVL-28 |
| Builder | New York Shipbuilding, Camden |
| Launched | 1943-04-04 |
| Commissioned | 1943-07-24 |
| Fate | Afloat. Decommissioned 11 February 1947. She was brought back after the war and later served in the Spanish navy as Dedalo. |
| Armament (class) | Light carrier converted from a cruiser hull. Flight deck and an island. |
| Command |
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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.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
USS Cabot (CVL-28) underway at sea, 26 July 1945. U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-262768. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Schoeffel, Malcolm FrancisCaptain from 24 July 1943Relieved on 5 May 1944
Michael, Stanley JohnCaptain from 5 May 1944Relieved on 6 February 1945WSSmith, Walton WileyCaptain from 6 February 1945Relieved on 18 December 1945ETTatom, EugeneCaptain from 18 December 1945Relieved on 10 September 1946RSSlye, Robert WebsterCaptain from 10 September 1946Relieved on 11 February 1947Marshall Islands
1944-01-31 · joined at Majuro; her history dates Roi and Namur strikes from 4 February
Iwo Jima
1945-02-19 · planes on the home islands and the Bonins, 10 February to 1 March
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · with the fast carriers; not sunk
