USS Card (AVG/ ACV/ CVE/ CVHE/ CVU/T-CVU-11/ T-AKV-40) was an American Bogue -class escort carrier that saw service in World War II. 长岛级首舰 长岛号 （ 英语 ： USS Long Island (CVE-1) ） 最初的舷号是AVG-1，后改为ACV-1，最后定为CVE-1。NavSource Online: Escort Carrier Photo Archive (BAVG-3) / HMS BITER (D97) Contributed by Tommy Trampp. S. CVE-30 Charger Class. 2 x 7. The “Bogues,” therefore. She was originally classified AVG-9, but was changed to ACV-9, 20 August 1942; CVE-9, 15 July 1943; and CVHP-9, 12 June 1955. The Bogue class were a class of 45 escort carriers built in the United States for service with the US Navy and the Royal Navy, through the Lend-Lease program, during World War II. The escort carrier returned to Norfolk, Virginia, 21 February 1946. 24 Sold to Zidell Ship Dismantling Co. Propulsion was changed from diesel engine to steam turbine which gave a small increase in speed. 5 x 25. 02 Commissioned and renamed USS Long Island (AVG-1) 1942. Eleven of these vessels where completed in time for use in the war. Escort Carriers. Hampton, Royal Navy official. Service history [ edit ] On 10 October, Nassau arrived at the Naval Air Station , Alameda, California , loaded aircraft, and four days later steamed for Pearl Harbor , thence to Palmyra Island , arriving 30 October. These included Sangamon (CVE-26), Suwannee (CVE-27), Chenango (CVE-28), and Santee (CVE-29), which had been converted from new 7,192-ton, 19-knot tankers. She was sold into mercantile service and was broken up in 1962. Type: Escort carrier: Displacement: 16620 / 12860 (Archer) BRT : Length: 492 feet : Complement: 408 / 555 (Archer) men : Armament: 1 4 DP gun 2 3" AA gun (2x1) 4 . 3 barriers. The escort carrier or escort aircraft carrier (U. The Long Island-class . This association was named the Escort Carrier Sailors and Airmen Association, Inc. 1955, stricken 3. 75 feet/150 x 31 x 7. She was ultimately scrapped in 1966. Due to the shortage of MARAD type C3 ships for conversion to desperately needed escort carriers, it was decided in early 1942 to convert four oilers to escort carriers. USS Sangamon (CVE-26) USS Santee (CVE-29) USS Sargent Bay. War on the Sea > Feature Requests & Suggestions > Topic Details. Mor-macmail was converted at a cost of $1,500,000 at the Newport News Shipyard and commissioned on 2 June 1941 as USS Long Island, the first of the CVEs. Redesignated Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier (ACV) August 20 1942. Bogue/Ruler class escort carrier: 18-Feb-1944: 1967: 44: Campania: Nairana class: 7-Mar-1944: 1955: MACs: 1: Empire MacAlpine: MAC grain carrier: 14-Apr-1943: 1970: 2: Rapana: MAC oil tanker: Jul-1943: 1958: 3:USS Hamlin (CVE-15) was one of a large group of escort aircraft carriers built on Maritime Commission C-3 hulls and transferred to the Royal Navy under Lend Lease during World War II. The ships of the Long Island class were converted from merchant ships. CVE-26 to 29 Sangamon Class. HMS Ruler was the lead ship of her class of escort carrier of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. The “jeep. 132 Prospect Ave - Woodmere, NY 11598. Lyon in command. Wickes -class destroyer. These “baby flattops” were 490 feet long, and displaced about 6,890 tons. Aviation facilities. She was built in the United States as the Bogue -class carrier St. They were converted from merchant ships. Commissioned in June 1941, the USS Long Island was the first escort carrier to join the US Navy and the lead ship in her class. 75 feet/141. The ship was built in the United States as USS Edisto (CVE-41) (originally AVG-41 then later ACV-41) but did not serve with the United States Navy. The ship and its air wing spent the late summer with four new Long Island-class escort carriers training for antisubmarine warfare, as well as anti-shipping operations and strike missions against land-based targets. ESCORT CARRIERSfile in formation during World War II. USS Barnes (AVG-20/ACV-20/CVE-20) was a Bogue -class escort carrier in the United States Navy. Midway-class aircraft carriers (5 P) N. USS Prince (CVE-45) (originally named McClure, designated AVG-45 then later ACV-45) was an escort carrier laid down on 17 December 1942 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation of Tacoma, Washington. 24. USS Long Island was lead ship of her class and the first escort carrier of the United States Navy. S. The carriers went on to make up a vital component of the Fast Carrier Task Force, which took part in the Navy’s campaign through the central and western Pacific from November 1943 through August 1945. Carrier doctrine:Long Island/HMS Archer class escort aircraft carriers Displacement: 16,620 tons design full load (12,860 tons in RN service) Dimensions: 465 x 69. M. Named for the body of water between the southern shore of Connecticut and the northern coast of. She was laid down by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation of Tacoma, Washington on 5 January 1943; launched 2 June 1943;. The ship was named for Bogue Sound in North Carolina. Completed in October 1943, she was transferred to the Royal Navy on 3. The ship was requisitioned for conversion to an escort carrier. aircraft carriers of all types lost during World War II, seven were escort carriers, six of which were of the Kaiser-built Casablanca class. The ship was reactivated on 16 May 1958 as USNS Card and operated with a civilian crew under Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) control as an aircraft transport. by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding in Tacoma in 1942. Returned to the United States at war's end, she was converted into a merchant vessel and she was sold into civilian service in 1946 as Salta. HMS Tracker (BACV-6/D24) was an Attacker -class escort carrier that was built in the United States, but served in the Royal Navy during World War II . However, before completion she. USS Sangamon (CVE-26) was a US Navy escort carrier of World War II. Navy’s Casablanca class, were the first purpose-built escort carriers. Beam : Price: WHU-V 3: USS Hancock: CV-19: 1/96: 111" 11 5/8" $ 809. Text is available under the Creative. E. Archer (similar to US. The. The Long Island-class escort carrier was a two-ship class, originally listed as "AVG" (Aircraft Escort Vessels). Sales Representatives for POP Yachts and RVs. She was launched on 20 July 1944 by the Todd-Pacific Shipyards in Tacoma, Washington. USS Croatan (CVE-25) (previously AVG-25 then ACV-25) was an escort carrier launched on 1 August 1942 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation of Seattle, Washington, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. Experience with the USS Long Island led to design improvements for the forty-five C-3 hull conversions that made up the Bogue-class escort carriers. Archer (similar to US Long Island) Class Escort Carrier: Ordered: Laid down: Launched: Commissioned: Returned to US: Stricken-28 Dec 1939: 18 Dec 1940: 6 Apr 1942: 9 Apr. Reclassified as an "Escort Carrier" and redesignated CVE-30, 15 July 1943. The two carriers, with the same escort, arrived at their launching points on Saturday 9 May at noon. image. Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. The vessel used to also call at Bremerhaven (Columbus Pier) during the late Forties and early Fifties in order to transport Germans and DPs to Australia as. 0 m), a beam of 69 feet 6 inches (21. HMS Fencer (D64/R308) was an American-built Attacker-class escort carrier that served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War. They were also all laid down as escort carriers and not converted merchant ships . 213k. Category:Escort Carrier Classes. G. The bay is located within Prince of Wales Island, which at the time was a part of the Territory of Alaska. G. Variations include SC-1, SC-2 and SC-3. 09 m). Navy escort carrier USS Long Island (ACV-1) in June 1942. ACV-26 and CVE-26) was named Sangamon for a river in central Illinois, approximately 246 miles (396 km) long and. Operations: Battle of Okinawa. She was launched 15 May 1942 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding of Tacoma,. Long Island returned to the west coast 20 September 1942, as the new "baby flattops" took up the slack in the Pacific war zones. Ingalls Shipbuilding, MS: 80; Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, WA:. She was named for Card Sound, a continuation of Biscayne Bay, south of Miami, Florida. The first, designated CVE-21, was among the Bogue-class of escort carriers that went to sea early in World War II. The USS St. As an aircraft carrier the armament for this ship was not especially impressive. USS Cherokee (AT-66) underway off Norfolk Navy Yard, 13 March 1942. USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. Hangar 190 ft (58 m) x 47 ft (14 m) one 42 feet (13 m) x 34 feet (10 m) lifts. Reclassified as an "Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier" and redesignated ACV-30, 20 August 1942. The “jeep. In total, 78 escort carriers were built and launched from June 1941 to April 1945. She was the only American aircraft carrier sunk by enemy surface gunfire during World War II. The first Aircraft Carrier commissioned by the United States was the USS Langley (CV-1). Port broadside view of USS Copahee (ACV-12) in San Francisco Bay, 9 May 1943. NS0302113d. Proceedings. 75 feet/150 x 31 x 7. They were converted from type C3-class merchant ships. C3 conversion: Two Sun Ship C3 ships were converted to Long Island-class escort carriers. In 1966, she was renamed again to Oriental Banker and was finally. The other Essex-class carrier painted in sea blue Measure 21 is USS Lexington (CV-16). The first ship of the class—USS Long Island, originally AVG-1, later ACV-1 then CVE-1—was launched on 11 January 1940, and served in the United States Navy through World War II. 558k. HMS. All along the wooden flight deck of the diminutive carrier, rows of Marine Corps F4U Corsair aircraft from Marine. Media in category "USS Long Island (CVE-1)" The following 17 files are in this category, out of 17 total. Built in Seattle as a Bogue-class, she was transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease. NS0301209b. the Manila Bay (CVE-61) are sister Casablanca class carriers Coral Seatoma Bay (CVE-62), followed by Bogue class carrier Nassau (CVE-16) Evolution of Aircraft Carriers. Laid down in 1942 at the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding company, she was originally named the USS Keeweenaw. Yorktown class aircraft carriers (1936) Long Island class. That was followed by the Sangamon class with. The Casablanca class escort aircraft carriers are the most numerous class of aircraft carriers ever built. They had a displacement of 11,420 long tons (11,600 t) at deep load. The nine ships of the Independence class were all converted from Cleveland -class light cruisers building at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard, Camden, New Jersey. USS Savo Island. Avenger/Charger Class. In August 1944 the ship was torpedoed by the German. Ranee. S. m. Launched. USS Siboney (CVE-112) USS Sitkoh Bay. USS Croatan (CVE-25) (previously AVG-25 then ACV-25) was a Bogue-class escort carrier launched on 1 August 1942 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation of Seattle, Washington, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. Batch 2 was 11 'Bogue' class CVEs. The Long Island-class escort carrier was a two-ship class of escort carriers, originally listed as "AVG" (Aircraft Escort Vessels). Escort Carriers. (D55) USS Vermillion (CVE-52) (previously AVG-52 then later ACV-52) was laid down on 10 May 1943 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation as a Bogue -class auxiliary aircraft carrier; redesignated an escort aircraft carrier, on 10 June 1943; assigned to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 23 June 1943; launched on 27. 14) a hunter-killer group formed to destroy German submarines in the North. Comments. Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 3404-43. USS Block Island (CVE-106) (then LPH-1 and CVE-106 again) was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was also the second ship to be named after Long Island, New York. Escort carriers Long Island / Archer class. The Long Island-class escort carrier only had one ship within its class, the USS Long Island (CVE-1). Classes: Long Island 1 ship, hull number 1 . Battle Honours North Africa 1942 — Atlantic 1943-1944. 8 Pretoria Castle. The Bogue class were all larger and had a greater aircraft capacity than all the preceding American built escort carriers. The USS Copahee (CVE-12) was a Bogue-class escort carrier that served in the United States Navy during World War II. 2 × elevators. 00: The HANCOCK (CV-19) was built as a long hull (clipper stem) ESSEX class Aircraft Carrier. Ravager was initially constructed in the U. C. She transported aircraft, aided in research into the fesability of air operations from converted cargo ships and was used to train carrier pilots. This category lists all ships class articles which contain data of overall groups of ships rather than particular ships. She was laid down on 7 July 1939, as Mormacmail, under Maritime Commission contract, by the Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. The Independence class design featured a relatively short and narrow flight deck. Became HMS Archer. Reclassified CVE-39 on 15 July 1943, Cordova was transferred to the Royal Navy on 25 August 1943, as HMS Khedive (D62). Commissioned in June 1941, she was capable of 17 knots and. SC was an American-made air and surface-search radar used during World War II by the United States Navy. Lexington-class aircraft carriers (4 P) Long Island-class escort carriers (4 P) M. She was laid down on 15 May 1941 as Mormacpenn under Maritime Commission contract at Pascagoula, Mississippi by Ingalls Shipbuilding, acquired by the United States Navy on 9 January 1943 and simultaneously. The Navy ordered 74 additional escort carriers. Actually, I have another name. Her transmission was a constant cause of problems which led to her being withdrawn from. Name or transfer Designations Change 1 Long Island 2 Jun 1941 12 Apr 1946 9 Bogue 26 Sep 1942 CVHE 9 12 Jun 1955. HMS Avenger was a Royal Navy escort aircraft carrier during the Second World War. 2 meters long,. escort carrier. 1 × hydraulic catapult. 2 Long Island class. CVE-55 to 104 Casablanca. The next four escort carriers were the Sangamon class, converted from oilers to flattops in as little as six. Joseph (making it the first United States Navy ship named for St. Chapters: USS Vella Gulf, USS Hollandia, USS Sangamon, USS Wake Island, USS Santee, USS Suwannee, USS White Plains, USS Petrof Bay, USS Manila Bay, USS Natoma Bay, USS Gambier Bay, USS Kalinin Bay,. The escort carrier in the left background is probably HMS Avenger (BAVG-2), which was delivered without an island. H. Planned as the third of a class of four C-P-3 cargo/passenger liners for the Moore-McCormack company, the ship was launched on 1 March 1941 by Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. Launched in 1942 she served until 29 November 1945. From U. Reaper. 04. Two ships were built in this class - USS Long Island (later CVE-1) and HMS Archer (D78), built by the US Navy for delivery by the Royal Navy. She sailed with an eastbound convoy and arrived on 8 April. All Escort carrier classes (in service with the US Navy). Like the following Class of Fleet Carriers, the Lexington Class, Langley was a conversion. Launched in April 1944, and commissioned in May, she served in support of the Philippines campaign, the Invasion of.