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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.
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CVE-63 St. Lo (ex-Midway ex-Chapin Bay) Sunk 25 October 1944. Kamikaze aerial attack during Battle of Leyte Gulf. CVE-79 Ommaney Bay; Sunk 4 January 1945. Kamikaze aerial attack in the Sulu Sea en route to Lingayen Gulf. CVE-95 Bismarck Sea; Sunk 21 February 1945. Kamikaze aerial attack off Iwo Jima. CVE-96 Anguilla Bay renamed USS Salamaua
The following 39 pages use this file: USS Admiralty Islands; USS Attu; USS Bismarck Sea; USS Bougainville (CVE-100) USS Cape Esperance; USS Casablanca
CVE-12: 18 June 1941 21 October 1941 15 June 1942 Core: CVE-13: 2 January 1942 15 May 1942 10 December 1942 Croatan: CVE-14: Attacker: 5 September 1941 4 April 1942 20 February 1943 Became HMS Fencer (D64) Hamlin: CVE-15: 6 October 1941 5 March 1942 21 December 1942 Became HMS Stalker (D91) Nassau: CVE-16: Bogue: 27 November 1941 4 April 1942 ...
The Battle of the Bismarck Sea (2–4 March 1943) took place in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) during World War II when aircraft of the U.S. Fifth Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) attacked a Japanese convoy carrying troops to Lae, New Guinea. Most of the Japanese task force was destroyed, and Japanese troop losses were heavy.
Naval historians such as Evan Mawdsley, Richard Overy, and Craig Symonds concluded that World War II's decisive victories on land could not have been won without decisive victories at sea. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Naval battles to keep shipping lanes open for combatant's movement of troops, guns, ammunition, tanks, warships, aircraft, raw materials ...
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