USN · CVE
AfloatCasablanca-class escort carrier, CVE-78, a ship of Taffy 2. She screened the Leyte bombardment group and supported the Lingayen operation. Presidential Unit Citation.
| Class | Casablanca class |
|---|---|
| Type | Escort carrier (CVE) |
| Hull | CVE-78 |
| Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington |
| Launched | 1943-12-22 |
| Commissioned | 1944-02-03 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war with four battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation. Sold in February 1960 and broken up in Hong Kong. She is the first Savo Island. |
| 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 Savo Island (CVE-78) entering the Sulu Sea on 3 January 1945, on her way to the Lingayen Gulf landings. U.S. Navy photo 80-G-301851 from Navsource.net. Wikimedia Commons File:USS Savo Island (CVE-78) underway in the Sulu Sea on 3 January 1945 (80-G-301851).jpg. Public domain.
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Command
Hamilton, Thomas JamesCaptain from 6 December 1945Relieved on 18 February 1946
Humes, Ralph RandolphCommander in command from 18 February 1946Relieved on 10 August 1946
Parker, Edwin Byron Jr.Commander in command from 10 August 1946Relieved on 12 December 1946Battle off Samar
1944-10-25 · Taffy 2; off Leyte on 25 October 1944, where kamikaze attacks began; not sunk
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