USN · CVE
AfloatBogue-class escort carrier, CVE-16. She covered the occupation of Attu in May 1943, carried fighters to Tarawa in November 1943 and supported strikes in the Marshalls.
| Type | Escort carrier (CVE) |
|---|---|
| Hull | CVE-16 |
| Builder | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, Washington |
| Launched | 1942-04-04 |
| Commissioned | 1942-08-20 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war with five battle stars. Struck in 1959 and sold for scrap in 1961. |
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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.
USS Nassau (ACV-16) off Attu in May 1943 with Wildcats of Composite Squadron 21 on her flight deck. U.S. Navy National Naval Aviation Museum photo NNAM.1996.488.032.008. Wikimedia Commons File:USS Nassau (ACV-16) underway off Attu in May 1943.jpg. Public domain.
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Command
Gilbert Islands, November 1943
1943-11-20 · carried VF-1 to Tarawa to go ashore when the field was ready, in November 1943; not sunk
Marshall Islands
1944-01-31 · launched strikes on Taroa on 29 January 1944 and flew patrols at Kwajalein, Wotje and Maloelap; not sunk
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