USN · CVE
SunkCasablanca-class escort carrier, CVE-79, a ship of Taffy 2 at Leyte. A kamikaze hit her in the Sulu Sea on 4 January 1945 and she was scuttled. 95 men were lost.
| Class | Casablanca class |
|---|---|
| Type | Escort carrier (CVE) |
| Hull | CVE-79 |
| Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington |
| Launched | 1943-12-29 |
| Commissioned | 1944-02-11 |
| Fate | Sunk. Hit by a kamikaze on 4 January 1945 in the Sulu Sea and scuttled that evening by a torpedo from the destroyer Burns. 95 Navy men were lost. Two battle stars. |
| 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 Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) underway off Hawaii in July 1944. U.S. Navy photo from Navsource.net. Wikimedia Commons File:USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) underway off Hawaii July 1944.jpg. Public domain.
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Command
Battle off Samar
1944-10-25 · Taffy 2; her aircraft struck Kurita's force on 25 October 1944; not sunk that day
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