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CVE-16 Nassau
United States Navy escort carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Bogue 1941/11/27
Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle, Wash.
1942/04/04 1942/08/20 1961
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 14, 44: Ms 32/2a, 45: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/10/10 42/10/14     NAS Alameda - loading planes   66 
42/10/14 42/10/30     carry planes Alameda > P.H. > Palmyra Is   70  66 
42/11 43/02/06     Esp. Santo, Noumea (VF-72, VT-6)   70 
42/12 43/01   65/FF Esp. Santo, Noumea (VF-72, VT-6)   70 
43/02/06 43/02/14     sail from Esp. Santo to P.H.   70 
43/02/14 43/02/21     P.H. - load planes, passengers   66 
43/02/21 43/03     sail P.H. > Esp. Santo - MAG-21   66  70 
43/03/ 43/03/27     sail Esp. Santo > Mare Island   70 
43/03/27 43/04/14?     MINY - overhaul, refit   70 
43/04/14?       sail to San Diego to prepare for Attu landing   70 
43/04/23 43/05/01     sail from San Diego to Cold Bay, Alaska   70 
43/05/01 43/05/20 Landcr 51.1 land Attu (VC-21,VMO-155)   70  66  81
43/06/08 43/07/02     carry 45 planes Alameda > Brisbane   66 
43/08       7   66 
43/08/ 43/10/19     carry planes San Diego > Samoa and sail back   66 
43/10/20? 43/10/30     carry VMF-225 San Diego > P.H.   66 
43/10/30 43/11/07     P.H. - training   66 
43/11/07 43/11/18     carry VF-1 from P.H. to Gilberts   66 
43/11/18 43/11/28 Galvan 53.6.1 22xF6F-3 from VF-1 (future Tarawa garrison)   70 
43/11/28   Galvan 52.13     70 
43/12/03 43/12/14     carry 72.FS,46.FS,531.FS(B) from P.H. to Makin   70 
43/12/14       off Makin landing of 72.FS,46.FS,531.FS(B)  
43/12/29       P.H.   88 
44/01/31 44/03/03 Flint 51.2 VC-66   70 
44/03/03 44/03/24     ferry missions betw. Kwajalein, Majuro, P.H.   66 
44/04/01 44/04/29     MINY - overhaul   66  88 
44/05 44/09     ferry missions betw. P.H., San Diego, Admiralties, New Hebrides   66 
44/09/01 44/10 Stale2 30.8     70  66 
44/10/ 44/11/05 King2 30.8     70 
44/11/05 44/11/16   12.6.1 sail Ulithi > P.H.   66 
44/11/18 44/11/2?     sai P.H. > San Diego   66 
44/11/2? 45/02     ferry mission to P.H., 3 ferry missions to Guam   66 
45/03/23 45/09     ferry missions betw. Alameda and P.H., Guam, Manus, Samar, Saipan   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1959/03/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars
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