USN · CVE
AfloatCasablanca-class escort carrier, CVE-77, a ship of Taffy 2. Her aircraft hit Kurita's heavy cruisers off Samar, and kamikazes attacked her at Mindoro.
| Class | Casablanca class |
|---|---|
| Type | Escort carrier (CVE) |
| Hull | CVE-77 |
| Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington |
| Launched | 1943-12-16 |
| Commissioned | 1944-01-26 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war with four battle stars. Sold at Boston in February 1960. |
| Armament (class) | Escort carrier. Flight deck over a merchant hull, small island set aft, one 5-inch gun. |
| Command |
|
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 Marcus Island (CVE-77) at Tulagi, about August 1944. U.S. Navy photo from the USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) 1944-1945 cruise book available at Navysite.de. Wikimedia Commons File:USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) at Tulagi in August 1944.jpg. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle off Samar
1944-10-25 · Taffy 2; her TBMs put a torpedo into a heavy cruiser, probably Chikuma, and her pilots claimed 14 hits in two afternoon strikes on 25 October 1944; not sunk
Crew stories
No stories submitted yet. Submit a Story.