United States Navy aircraft carrier CVE-27 Suwannee
Class: Sangamon Laid down: 6/3/1938
Launched: 3/4/1939 Commissioned: 9/24/1942 Decommissioned: 1959
Shipyard: Kearny Bethlehemdecomm
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42-43: Ms 14, 44: Ms 21, 45: Ms 22
WW II combat actions: |
From |
Till |
Operation |
Force |
Action |
42/12/05 |
43/01 |
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32 |
sail Norfolk > Noumea |
42/12/12 |
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joinPac - Panama Canal |
43/01/04 |
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New Caledonia |
43/01/23 |
43/02 |
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18.2 |
xRennel |
43/01/30 |
43/01/30 |
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16 |
xRennel - temporary attached from TF 18 |
43/02/04 |
43/02/13 |
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18 |
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43/02/14 |
43/02/19 |
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Efate |
43/02/25 |
45/11/08 |
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CarDiv22 |
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43/03/10 |
43/03/15 |
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Efate |
43/03/30 |
43/04/07 |
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Efate |
43/04/14 |
43/05/21 |
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Efate |
43/04/22 |
43/08 |
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Havannah Harbor, Esp. Santo |
43/05/28 |
43/06/27 |
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Efate |
43/07/18 |
43/07/19 |
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CarDiv22/DF |
Efate |
43/08 |
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sail from Havannah Harbor, Esp. Santo to USA |
43/08/06 |
43/08/22 |
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Esp. Santo |
43/08/22 |
43/08/26 |
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out of Esp. Santo |
43/08/26 |
43/08/30 |
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Esp. Santo |
43/10 |
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San Diego |
43/11 |
43/12/14 |
Galvan |
53.6.1/CarDiv22 |
CVEG-60: VF-60,VC-60 |
43/11/05 |
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Esp. Santo |
43/12/21 |
44/01/03 |
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San Diego |
44/01/03 |
44/01/10 |
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sail San Diego > P.H. |
44/01/10 |
44/01/22 |
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P.H. |
44/01/22 |
44/02/02 |
Flint |
53.6/CarDiv22 |
CVEG-60: VF-60,VC-60 |
44/01/26 |
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53.6/CarDiv22 |
damaged (collision with Sangamon) en route to Marshalls |
44/02/17 |
44/02/22 |
Catch |
CarDiv22 |
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44/02/24 |
44/03/02 |
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sail Kwajalein > P.H. |
44/03/02 |
44/03/16 |
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P.H. |
44/03/15 |
44/04/07 |
Desec1 |
50.15 |
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44/04 |
44/05/05 |
Persec |
78.1/CarDiv22 |
CVEG-60: VF-60, VT-60 |
44/04/04 |
44/04/14 |
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Tulagi |
44/05/05 |
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Manus |
44/05/1 |
44/06/12 |
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ferry missions betw. Esp. Santo, Tulagi, Kwajalein |
44/06/12 |
44/08/04 |
Forage |
53.7/CarDiv22 |
CVEG-60: VF-60,VT-60 |
44/06/19 |
44/09 |
Forage |
53.7/CarDiv22 |
sinking I-184 SE of Guam (13-01' N,149-53' E) |
44/08 |
44/08/09 |
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CarDiv22 |
Eniwetok: prepare for Stalemate II |
44/08/04 |
44/08/09 |
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CarDiv22 |
sail Marianas > Eniwetok |
44/08/09 |
44/08/14 |
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CarDiv22 |
sail from Eniwetok to Manus |
44/08/13 |
44/09/15 |
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Manus |
44/09/15 |
44/10/04 |
Trade |
77.1.1/CarDiv22 |
land Morotai - CVEG-60: VF-60,VT-60 |
44/10/10 |
44/10/26 |
King2 |
77.4.1/CarDiv22 |
CVEG-60: VF-60,VT-60 |
44/10/25 |
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King2 |
77.4.1/CarDiv22 |
xLeyte -damage(kami - A6M-5b) |
44/10/25 |
44/10/26 |
King2 |
77.4.1/CarDiv22 |
xLeyte |
44/10/26 |
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King2 |
77.4.1/CarDiv22 |
xLeyte -disable(kami - A6M-5b) |
44/10/26 |
44/10/28 |
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sail Leyte > Palau |
44/10/28 |
44/11/01 |
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Kossol Roads, Palau |
44/11/01 |
44/11/19 |
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sail Kossol Roads, Palau > Manus (5 day stop) > P.H. |
44/11/20 |
44/11/26 |
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sail P.H. > Puget Sound |
44/11/26 |
45/01/31 |
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Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - repairs |
45/02/16 |
45/02/23 |
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P.H. |
45/03/21 |
45/03/27 |
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Ulithi |
45/03/21 |
45/05/28 |
Iceber |
52.1.3/UF |
CVEG-40: VF-40, VT-40 |
45/04/11 |
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Iceber |
52.1.3/UF |
Kerama Retto - refuel, rearm |
45/04/29 |
45/05/01 |
Iceber |
52.1.3/UF |
Kerama Retto |
45/05/24 |
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Iceber |
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damaged by crash landing 25 nm S of Ishigakijima, Sakishima Gunto (24-00N, 124-00E) |
45/05/28 |
45/06/16 |
Iceber |
32 |
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45/06/20 |
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San Pedro Bay, Leyte |
45/06/30 |
45/07/06 |
Oboe6 |
78.4.1 |
land Balikpapan |
45/07/06 |
45/08/03 |
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San Pedro Bay, Leyte |
45/08/03 |
45/08/06 |
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sail Leyte > Okinawa |
45/08/06 |
45/09/02 |
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Buckner Bay, Okinawa |
Ship status, hull number changes...: ACV-27, 43/07/15 > CVE-27
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 13 Battle Stars I-184
Notice:
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