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Suwannee

USS Suwannee

Survived

United States Navy

TypeEscort carrier
ClassSangamon
WarSecond World War
Main guns4 × single 5 in (130 mm)/51 cal guns]

Converted tanker, left behind with Chenango at Rennell Island.

The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Suwannee (CVE-27) underway at 17 knots in the Puget Sound, Washington (USA), 31 January 1945, after repairs from the Kamikaze attacks of October 1944. Photo: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 × single 5 in (130 mm)/51 cal guns]
  • 4 × twin Bofors 40 mm (1.6 in) anti-aircraft guns
  • 4 × twin Oerlikon 20 mm (0.79 in) anti-aircraft cannons
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Kearny, New Jersey
Laid down3 June 1938
Launched4 March 1939
Commissioned16 July 1941
Displacement7,470 long tons (7,590 t) light 25,425 long tons (25,833 t) full load
Length525 ft (160 m) wl
Speed18.3 kn (33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph)
Complement301 officers and men

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

Career

Launched

4 March 1939

29–30 January 1943

Left behind

Fate

Survived

Sold, May 1961, scrapped in Bilbao, Spain, June 1962