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until 12 May, when she proceeded back to the West Coast for overhaul, carrying on board a load of medically unfit personnel. Upon arrival, she replenished and was sent west again, delivering passengers to Pearl Harbor on 24 June. She spent the summer making transport runs from the West Coast to Pearl
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Pacific. Her first run concluded in San Francisco on 24 September. She then ferried some personnel to Pearl Harbor in September and October. At Pearl Harbor, she made her second run, stopping at
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852:-class escort carriers were designed to carry 27 aircraft, but the hangar deck could accommodate more, which was often necessary during transport or especially training missions, due to the constant turnover of pilots and aircraft.
1025:-class carriers prior to commissioning, with crews typically spending two weeks learning how to operate the equipment and how to maneuver the ship. These crews would therefore report for service on their newly commissioned
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had a propeller defect, handicapping her speed and handling, which rendered her completely unsuitable for frontline or even transport service. Therefore, the Navy used her as a training vessel, operating in the
898:, indicating that she would be the 55th escort carrier, AVG representing an aircraft escort vessel, numbered in the same series as the escort carriers. On 20 August, the future carrier was reclassified as
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to provide pilot certifications. For the next year, until August 1944, a steady stream of carrier squadrons were trained on board
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harbor on 22 January 1945 for repairs. On 12 February, Captain John Lewis Murphy assumed command of the vessel.
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of 65 ft 2 in (19.86 m), at her widest point, this was 108 ft (33 m). She also had a
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The role the USS Casablanca (CVE-55) played in World War II in the
Pacific
935:-class carrier to be constructed would be transferred under lend-lease in
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reciprocating steam engines, which drove two shafts, providing 9,000
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on 30 May. She was decommissioned on 10 June, and struck from the
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1029:-class carriers with a modicum of experience. The Navy also used
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on 8 October, and immediately continued her previous duties in
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30 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons
1536:"World Aircraft Carriers List: US Escort Carriers, S4 Hulls"
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On 23 February 1943, it was determined that her sister ship
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8 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns
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that would be transferred to the Royal Navy under the name
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World War II escort aircraft carriers of the United States
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List of escort aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
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contract, on 18 June 1942, with the classification symbol
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20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons
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left San
Francisco harbor on 23 January, proceeding to
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1572:"Escort Carrier Photo Archive USS Casablanca (ACV-55)"
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The Little Giants: U.S. Escort
Carriers Against Japan
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16:Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy
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1596:Chesneau, Robert; Gardiner, Robert (1980),
1485:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
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1553:"How Do You Name an Aircraft Carrier?"
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660:as well as the Allied occupation of
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1656:, Maryland: Naval Institute Press,
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1551:Maksel, Rebecca (14 August 2012).
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988:Steven Ward Callaway in command.
491:Total: 910 – 916 officers and men
349:10,902 long tons (11,077 t)
3136:Casablanca-class escort carriers
1630:, New York: Edwin Mellen Press,
1622:Jones, Barbara G. Haney (2010),
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1516:"Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA"
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1158:After a brief period in which
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1338:Chesneau & Gardiner 1980
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423:Babcock & Wilcox boilers
1557:Air & Space/Smithsonian
884:Kaiser Shipbuilding Company
783:. She was powered with two
700:A profile of the design of
595:United States Pacific Fleet
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147:Kaiser Shipbuilding Company
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642:Naval Battle of Casablanca
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309:General characteristics
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710:-class escort carriers.
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1172:Operation Magic Carpet
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892:Maritime Commission
684:. She was sold for
563:Aviation facilities
2508:Type S3-M-K2 ships
2505:tank landing ships
2204:Type C4-S-A3 ships
2174:Type EC2-S-C1 ship
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1153:Surrender of Japan
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1954:Sitkoh Bay
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1835:Kasaan Bay
1786:Natoma Bay
1779:Manila Bay
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1737:Casablanca
1723:Casablanca
1682:Casablanca
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1478:Casablanca
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1459:Casablanca
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1128:Casablanca
1114:Casablanca
1058:Casablanca
1050:Casablanca
1039:Casablanca
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106:Texas
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3100:Attu
2066:Attu
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1580:2020
1564:2019
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1528:2019
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818:One
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447:2 ×
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