USN · CVE
AfloatCasablanca-class escort carrier, CVE-83. She flew air support at Iwo Jima from 16 February to 11 March 1945 and at Okinawa from 25 March to 20 June 1945, then carried troops home.
| Class | Casablanca class |
|---|---|
| Type | Escort carrier (CVE) |
| Hull | CVE-83 |
| Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington |
| Launched | 1944-01-31 |
| Commissioned | 1944-03-09 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war with six battle stars. Sold for scrap in 1959; DANFS says she was scrapped at Antwerp in September 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.
Overhead view of USS Sargent Bay (CVE-83), about 1944. U.S. Navy photo NH 84836. Wikimedia Commons File:Overhead view of USS Sargent Bay (CVE-83), circa in 1944 (NH 84836).jpg. Public domain.
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Command
Iwo Jima
1945-02-19 · arrived off the island on 16 February 1945 and flew spotting, ground support and patrol missions until 11 March; not sunk
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · air support from 25 March to 20 June 1945, with time out for logistics support and repairs; not sunk
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