USN · CVE
SunkCasablanca-class escort carrier, CVE-56. She was torpedoed by I-175 off Makin and sank on 24 November 1943, taking Rear Admiral Mullinix and Captain Wiltsie with her.
| Class | Casablanca class |
|---|---|
| Type | Escort carrier (CVE) |
| Hull | CVE-56 |
| Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington |
| Launched | 1943-04-19 |
| Commissioned | 1943-08-07 |
| Fate | Sunk. Hit by a torpedo from I-175 at about 0533 on 24 November 1943 off Makin. 272 of her crew were rescued. She received one battle star. |
| Armament (class) | Escort carrier. Flight deck over a merchant hull, small island set aft, one 5-inch gun. |
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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 Liscome Bay (CVE-56), the escort carrier sunk by I-175 on 24 November 1943. U.S. Navy photograph (public domain). Wikimedia Commons File:USS Liscome Bay CVE56.jpg. Public domain.
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Command
Gilbert Islands, November 1943
1943-11-20 · covered the Makin landings; torpedoed by I-175 and sunk on 24 November 1943, taking down Rear Admiral Mullinix, Captain Wiltsie, 53 other officers and 591 enlisted men
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