USS Belleau Wood
Survived
United States Navy, then French Navy
| Type | Aircraft carrier |
|---|---|
| Class | Independence |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 24 × 1.6″ guns |
Service
| to 1953 | Belleau Wood | |
| from 1953 | Bois Belleau Lent to France |
Light carrier. Her torpedo bombers sank Hiyō at the Philippine Sea. Hit by a kamikaze off Leyte in October 1944. Lent to France in 1953 as Bois Belleau.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 24 × Bofors 40 mm (1.6 in) guns
- 22 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon autocannon
| Builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 11 August 1941 |
| Launched | 6 December 1942 |
| Commissioned | 31 March 1943 |
| Displacement | Full load: 14,751 long tons (14,988 t) |
| Length | 622 feet 6 inches (189.74 m) |
| Speed | 31.6 kn (58.5 km/h; 36.4 mph) |
| Complement | 1,569 officers and men |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
6 December 1942
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Survived
19–20 June 1944
Her torpedo bombers sank Hiyō
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea
Survived
24 October 1944
Battle off Cape Engaño
Survived
25–26 October 1944
Operation Ten-Go
Survived
7 April 1945
Renamed Bois Belleau
1953 · Lent to France