USN · CVE
AfloatCasablanca-class escort carrier, CVE-80, a ship of Taffy 1 off Surigao. Suicide planes dived on her on 25 October 1944 and she was not hit.
| Class | Casablanca class |
|---|---|
| Type | Escort carrier (CVE) |
| Hull | CVE-80 |
| Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington |
| Launched | 1944-01-05 |
| Commissioned | 1944-02-18 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war with five battle stars. Struck in 1958 and scrapped in 1959. |
| 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 Petrof Bay (CVE-80) underway on 21 June 1944. U.S. Navy photo NH 64672. Wikimedia Commons File:USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) underway on 21 June 1944 (NH 64672).jpg. Public domain.
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Command
Waller, Raymond RandolphCaptain from 10 August 1945Relieved on (1 March 1946)?JLLewis, John GreenoughCommander in command from 1 March 1946Relieved on 12 June 1946
Parker, Edwin Byron Jr.Commander in command from 12 June 1946Relieved on 31 July 1946Battle off Samar
1944-10-25 · Taffy 1, off Surigao; four planes made suicide runs on her at noon on 25 October 1944 and she was not hit; not sunk
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