USN · CVE
AfloatCasablanca-class escort carrier, CVE-93, flagship of Rear Admiral Durgin at Lingayen, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Never hit.
| Class | Casablanca class |
|---|---|
| Type | Escort carrier (CVE) |
| Hull | CVE-93 |
| Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington |
| Launched | 1944-04-05 |
| Commissioned | 1944-05-09 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war with five battle stars; never hit. Decommissioned in April 1946 and sold in January 1947. |
| Armament (class) | Escort carrier. Flight deck over a merchant hull, small island set aft, one 5-inch gun. |
| 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 Makin Island (CVE-93) at the Kerama Retto on 27 March 1945. U.S. Navy photo NH 94878. Wikimedia Commons File:USS Makin Island (CVE-93) in the Kerama Retto, Ryukyu Islands, on 27 March 1945 (NH 94878).jpg. Public domain.
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Command
Iwo Jima
1945-02-19 · flagship of Admiral Durgin; off Iwo Jima from 16 February 1945; not hit
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · on station off Okinawa for 67 days from 25 March 1945; not hit
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