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CVE-12 Copahee
United States Navy escort carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Bogue . .
Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle, Wash.
1941/10/21 1942/06/15 1959
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42-44: Ms 21, 44: Ms 32/12a


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/09/05 42/09/28     sail NAS Alameda > Noumea with planes, passengers, cargo   66 
42/10/07 42/10/14   63.8.1 sail Noumea > Gadalcanal with VMF-121 and back   66 
42/10/09       off Guadalcanal: bring VMF-121 to Henderson Field  
42/10/14 42/10/17     sail from Noumea to position 50 miles from ?Banda? (with OŽBannon)   81 
42/10/29 42/12/?     San Diego - overhaul   66 
43/01 43/02/25     training - P.H., San Diego   66 
43/01/0? 43/01/17     sail from P.H. to Esp. Santo   66 
43/01/2?       sail from Brisbane to Sydney   108 
43/02/25 43/06/07     transport duty - New Hebrides, Fijis, New Caledonia, Hawaii   66 
43/03       off New Caledony  
43/09/02 44/01/19     transport planes to Townsville, Brisbane, P.H.   66 
44/04/10 44/06/03     sail from San Diego to carry planes from P.H. to Majuro   66 
44/06/03 44/07/28 Forage 50.17 xPhilip-carry reserve planes for TF 58   66 
44/07/08 44/07/12 Forage 51.18.11 sail from Saipan to Eniwetok   125 
44/07/28       arrived San Diego with captured jap. planes and equipment   66 
44/08/?? 44/09     San Diego - overhaul   66 
44/09/15 44/09/25     Sail from P.H. to Manus   66 
44/10/?? 45/09/06     transport duty Alameda > P.H., Manus, Majuro, Guam, Saipan   66 
45/04/2? 45/05/0?     sail from Guam to Eniwetok   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: AVG-12, 42/08/20 > ACV-12, 43/07/15 > CVE-12
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 1 Battle Star
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