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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.
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; Damaged at Lingayen Gulf on 6 January 1945 after kamikaze with two 551-pound (250 kg) bombs hit her flight deck. She was repaired and ...
This list may not reflect recent changes. ... USS Barnes (CVE-20) USS Bismarck Sea; USS Block Island (CVE-21) USS Block Island (CVE-106) USS Bogue; USS Bougainville ...
On 21 February Bismarck Sea was sunk after the crash of a Japanese kamikaze detonated the escort carrier's ammunition. Edmonds directed the rescue operations, saving 378 of the carrier's crew including the commanding officer, in spite of darkness, heavy seas, and continuing air attacks. Thirty of her own crew went over the side to bring the ...
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This list of aircraft carriers contains aircraft carriers listed alphabetically by name. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft, that serves as a seagoing airbase.
USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group underway in the Atlantic USS Constitution under sail for the first time in 116 years on 21 July 1997 The United States Navy has approximately 470 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 50 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement by 2028, while approximately 95 new ships are in either the planning and ordering ...
Served on Bismarck. [273] Sinking of the Bismarck: 26 May 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor: 7 December 1941 Imperial Japanese Navy Kaname Harada: 1916–2016 Naval Air Service. Last pilot. [274] United States Navy Lou Conter: 1921–2024 Last surviving crew member of the USS Arizona [275] Raid on Alexandria: 19 December 1941 Italian Royal Navy ...