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transited. As the escort carriers and the Third Fleet met, Typhoon Cobra began to bear down. At 01:00 on 18 December, fueling operations were attempted with the destroyers, although heavy winds and listing seas complicated the matter. At the same time, barometers on-board the ships began to drop, and
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broke free of its restraints, and rolled across the flight deck into a gun mount. Several crewmen, at great personal risk, shoved the plane overboard before it could wreak any more damage. During the height of the storm, two more planes were jettisoned off her flight deck, with two more damaged and
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since 14 December, but its escorting destroyers ran low on fuel. As a result, the fleet retired to the east to refuel and to receive replacement aircraft from Task Group 30.8. She rendezvoused with the Third Fleet about 300 mi (480 km) east of Luzon early on 17 December. The location had
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fleet, which repatriated U.S. servicemen from around the
Pacific. In total, she made four Magic Carpet runs, making stops throughout the Pacific. She arrived at San Pedro on 2 February 1946, whereupon she was discharged from the Magic Carpet fleet. On 23 April, she departed San Pedro, and sailed
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only faced rolls of about 10°, and at the time, she fared much better than many of her fellow replenishment carriers. However, with visibility down to only 1,000 yd (910 m), each ship moving independently of each other, and the ship's lack of steering control, the ship's officers were
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rendered inoperational. However, the majority of her aircraft remained intact and usable, in stark contrast to some of the other escort carriers who went through the typhoon, which had almost their entire aircraft contingent ejected or damaged beyond repair. Only minor damage was dealt to
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At 07:00, the fleet was inescapably trapped in the typhoon's path. Conflicting orders meant that some of the destroyers attempted to do some fueling during the morning, even as waves with an estimated height of 60 ft (18 m) pounded the task force. At 07:22,
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and
Chinese coasts. Upon completing her duties, she was discharged from the replenishment carrier fleet, steaming back to the United States. She returned on San Diego on 23 February, where she underwent overhaul, and received a load of aircraft.
741:-class carriers had been modified to carry thirty 20 mm cannons, and the amount of 40 mm guns had been doubled to sixteen, by putting them into twin mounts. These modifications were in response to increasing casualties due to
749:-class escort carriers were designed to function with a crew of 860 and an embarked squadron of 50 to 56, the exigencies of wartime often necessitated the inflation of the crew count. In a combat situation,
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ordered fueling operations suspended at 13:10. In a clumsy attempt to evade the cyclone, and misled by sketchy data, Halsey ordered several conflicting orders in quick succession, which ultimately brought
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Later, in
January 1945, she transitioned northwards, providing replacement aircraft in support of the Fast Carrier Task Force, which was operating against Japanese bases along the
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to bases in the West
Pacific, ferrying aircraft, supplies, and munitions. The aircraft she transported helped replace losses sustained in raids against the
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ever built, and designed specifically to be mass-produced using prefabricated sections, in order to replace heavy early war losses. Standardized with her
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with her load of aircraft. There, she served as a transport carrier until the cession of hostilities with Japan. She conducted three transport runs from
861:, transporting additional aircraft. There, she took on a load of salvaged Japanese equipment, which she carried back to the United States for analysis.
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enabled the frontline carriers to replace battle losses and to stay at sea for longer durations of time. She took on a load of replacement aircraft at
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1003:, her roll began to increase drastically. At one point, Warrick reported that she had rolled 39° to port, a very dangerous angle. At 13:00, a
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708:(18,960 km; 11,780 mi) at a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). Her compact size necessitated the installation of an
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789:-class carriers after naval or land engagements. The escort carrier was laid down as MC hull 1135, the forty-fourth of a series of fifty
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753:-class escort carriers were designed to carry 27 aircraft, but an additional number could be accommodated on the hangar deck.
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as part of Task Group 30.8, the Fleet Oiler and
Transport Carrier Group. Replenishment escort carriers such as
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581:, repatriating U.S. servicemen from throughout the Pacific. She was decommissioned in May 1946, when she was
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on 5 November, where she rendezvoused with the replenishment carrier fleet. She was stationed off Manus and
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dive bomber rocks in the midst of
Typhoon Cobra. Note the restraints tying the aircraft to the flight deck.
781:, as part of a tradition which named escort carriers after bays or sounds in Alaska. She was later renamed
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of 65 ft 2 in (19.86 m), at her widest point, this was 108 ft (33 m), and a
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tropical storm force winds were recorded. Some preparations were made onboard
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1367:"World Aircraft Carriers List: US Escort Carriers, S4 Hulls"
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Eventually, as she proceeded deeper into the typhoon's
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The Little Giants: U.S. Escort
Carriers Against Japan
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Bofors 40-millimeter (1.6 in) anti-aircraft guns
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773:contract, on 18 June 1942. The escort carrier was
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940:A radar image of Typhoon Cobra, 18 December 1944.
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801:by Mrs. Rudolf L. Johnson; transferred to the
27:Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy
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1404:"Escort Carrier Makin Island (CVE-93)"
1384:"How Do You Name an Aircraft Carrier?"
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1494:(CVE-98) at NavSource Naval History
1466:, Maryland: Naval Institute Press,
777:on 19 February 1944 under the name
301:65 ft 2 in (19.86 m)
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1382:Maksel, Rebecca (14 August 2012).
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398:Total: 910 – 916 officers and men
256:10,902 long tons (11,077 t)
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1369:. Hazegray.org. 14 December 1998
1347:"Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA"
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589:. Ultimately, she was sold for
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1078:on 1 April 1960, and sold for
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45:(CVE-98), underway, June 1944
1122:Chesneau & Gardiner 1980
833:torpedo bombers are visible.
636:, the most numerous type of
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330:Babcock & Wilcox boilers
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1388:Air & Space/Smithsonian
763:Kaiser Shipbuilding Company
688:. She was powered with two
605:A profile of the design of
502:United States Pacific Fleet
380:(35 km/h; 22 mph)
359:reciprocating steam engines
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18:USS Kwajalein (CVE-98)
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508:Pacific Reserve Fleet
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2076:Type VC2-S-AP5 ships
1321:"Kwajalein (CVE-98)"
1052:Mukilteo, Washington
906:Philippines campaign
571:Philippines campaign
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1005:Grumman F6F Hellcat
831:Grumman TBF Avenger
771:Maritime Commission
555:Battle of Kwajalein
470:Aviation facilities
102:Battle of Kwajalein
2315:Type S3-M-K2 ships
2312:tank landing ships
2011:Type C4-S-A3 ships
1981:Type EC2-S-C1 ship
1060:Tacoma, Washington
1043:Japanese surrender
1041:After news of the
961:William Halsey Jr.
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803:United States Navy
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405:Ship's Crew: 860
147:19 February 1944
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179:1 April 1960
160:Commissioned
129:18 June 1942
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2585:Liscome Bay
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2034:Marine Lynx
2020:Marine Carp
1817:Lunga Point
1803:Windham Bay
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1670:Gambier Bay
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1614:Wake Island
1579:Guadalcanal
1572:Mission Bay
1551:Liscome Bay
1410:23 December
1406:. ww2db.com
1393:23 December
1337:22 November
1177:Maksel 2012
988:Rudyerd Bay
982:Nehenta Bay
870:Third Fleet
686:flight deck
682:hangar deck
608:Takanis Bay
517:Operations:
510:(1946–1960)
504:(1944–1946)
334:9,000
258:(full load)
188:Hull symbol
163:7 June 1944
2958:1944 ships
2937:Categories
2823:Thetis Bay
2795:Sitkoh Bay
2753:Petrof Bay
2690:Kitkun Bay
2676:Kasaan Bay
2627:Natoma Bay
2620:Manila Bay
2599:Corregidor
2578:Casablanca
2562:Casablanca
2473:LST(H)-464
2225:Rockingham
2218:Rockbridge
2197:Meriwether
2007:transports
1789:Thetis Bay
1761:Sitkoh Bay
1719:Petrof Bay
1656:Kitkun Bay
1642:Kasaan Bay
1593:Natoma Bay
1586:Manila Bay
1565:Corregidor
1544:Casablanca
1530:Casablanca
1212:DANFS 2015
1090:References
1050:north for
791:Casablanca
787:Casablanca
769:, under a
751:Casablanca
747:Casablanca
739:Casablanca
630:Casablanca
613:Casablanca
583:mothballed
538:Casablanca
393:Complement
349:Propulsion
252:(standard)
226:Casablanca
195:Honors and
155:4 May 1944
2900:Matanikau
2879:Kwajalein
2872:Hollandia
2411:T-LST-456
2267:Bottineau
2260:Bollinger
2162:McCracken
1971:, during
1866:Matanikau
1845:Kwajalein
1838:Hollandia
1492:Kwajalein
1464:Annapolis
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993:Kwajalein
974:Kwajalein
966:Kwajalein
931:Kwajalein
878:Kwajalein
866:San Diego
843:San Pedro
839:Kwajalein
823:Kwajalein
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783:Kwajalein
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81:Kwajalein
43:Kwajalein
2865:Salamaua
2662:Solomons
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2281:Crockett
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2211:Renville
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496:Part of:
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413:Armament
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176:Stricken
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98:, Alaska
89:Namesake
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2543:LST-474
2536:LST-473
2529:LST-472
2522:LST-471
2515:LST-470
2508:LST-469
2501:LST-468
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2487:LST-466
2480:LST-465
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2460:LST-463
2453:LST-462
2446:LST-461
2439:LST-460
2432:LST-459
2425:LST-458
2418:LST-457
2405:LST-456
2392:LST-455
2385:LST-454
2372:LST-453
2365:LST-452
2358:LST-451
2351:LST-450
2344:LST-449
2337:LST-448
2330:LST-447
2323:LST-446
2288:Audubon
2204:Rawlins
2190:Menifee
2155:Lubbock
2141:Lenawee
2127:Sanborn
2120:Rutland
2113:Pondera
2106:Pickens
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1607:Tripoli
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1438:England
1357:14 June
1308:Sources
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51:History
2697:Tulagi
2634:St. Lo
2564:-class
2309:-class
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2274:Cottle
2253:Sevier
2183:Menard
2099:Oxford
2085:Oconto
2069:-class
2004:-class
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1965:MARCOM
1663:Tulagi
1600:St. Lo
1470:
1460:E-book
1444:
1434:London
1373:1 July
1072:AKV-34
1068:CVU-98
1032:Hawaii
898:Ulithi
664:8,188
628:was a
540:-class
365:screws
266:Length
242:8,188
228:-class
197:awards
117:hull,
2921:Munda
2592:Anzio
2378:Remus
2307:LST-1
2148:Logan
1914:class
1905:class
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1558:Anzio
917:Luzon
702:knots
658:draft
438:12 ×
385:Range
378:knots
373:Speed
315:Draft
113:as a
2907:Attu
1873:Attu
1468:ISBN
1442:ISBN
1412:2019
1395:2019
1375:2019
1359:2019
1339:2019
985:and
855:Guam
805:and
719:One
654:beam
529:USS
481:2 ×
475:1 ×
432:8 ×
423:1 ×
363:2 ×
354:2 ×
328:4 ×
296:Beam
208:Fate
70:Name
41:USS
2914:Roi
1880:Roi
1462:),
1058:in
376:19
336:shp
119:MCE
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698:kW
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465:27
340:kW
287:fd
280:wl
273:oa
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