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CVE-109 Cape Gloucester
United States Navy escort carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Commencement 1944/01/10
Todd Pacific Shipyards Inc., Tacoma, Wash.
1944/09/12 1945/03/05 1971
decomm
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:16x12,7/Mk 31(Army)
Camouflage: 45: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
45/05?? 45/06/?     P.H. - training   66 
45/06/13 45/06/29     sail P.H. > Leyte   66 
45/07/05 45/07/2?     off China - cover minesweeping operations (MCVG-4: VMF-351, VMTB-132)   70  66 
45/08/01 45/08/0?   95.3 antishipping sweep off China coast   85 
45/08/1? 45/09     off Japan - cover minesweeping operations (MCVG-4: VMF-351, VMTB-132)   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 55/06/12 > CVHE-109, 59/05/07 > AKV-9
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 1 Battle Star
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