USS Bismarck Sea
Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) was the fortieth[1] of fifty Casablanca-class escort carriers built to serve the United States Navy during World War II; she was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. Completed in May 1944, she served in support of the Philippines campaign, and the landings on Iwo Jima. On 21 February 1945, she sank off of Iwo Jima due to two Japanese kamikaze attacks, killing 318 crewmen. Notably, she was the last aircraft carrier in U.S. service to sink due to enemy action.
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USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) underway on 24 June 1944 | |
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Awarded | 18 June 1942 |
Builder | Kaiser Shipyards |
Yard number | MC hull 1132 |
Laid down | 31 January 1944 |
Launched | 17 April 1944 |
Commissioned | 20 May 1944 |
Renamed | Bismarck Sea, 16 May 1944 |
Stricken | 30 March 1945 |
Identification | CVE-95 |
Honors and awards | 3 Battle stars |
Fate | Sunk during the Battle of Iwo Jima by kamikaze aircraft, 21 February 1945 |
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Class and type | Casablanca-class escort carrier |
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Draft | 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m) (max) |
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Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
Range | 10,240 nmi (18,960 km; 11,780 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
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Aircraft carried | 27 aircraft |
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