USS Cabot

Survived

Type	Aircraft carrier
Class	Independence
War	Second World War
Main guns	26 × 1.6″ guns

Light carrier. Fought at the Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf, and her aircraft attacked Yamato. Lent to Spain in 1967 as Dédalo.

The U.S. light aircraft carrier USS Cabot (CVL-28) underway at sea, 26 July 1945. On deck are aircraft of Carrier Air Group 32 (CVG-32). Cabot had departed Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii (USA), on 24 July as part of Task Force 12.3. En route to Eniwetok, the carrier launched three strikes on Wake Island Photo: Unknown, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

26 × Bofors 40 mm guns

Builder	New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down	16 March 1942
Launched	4 April 1943
Commissioned	24 July 1943
Displacement	11,000 tons (standard)
Length	622.5 ft (189.7 m)
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Complement	1,569 officers and men

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

4 April 1943

Battle of the Philippine Sea

Survived

19–20 June 1944

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