file created: 12/07/02 01:02:32 , last update: 07/25/02
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CVE-26 Sangamon
United States Navy escort carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Sangamon 1939/03/13
Newport News Shipb. & Dry Dock Co., Newp. News
1939/11/04 1942/08/25 1948/11/02
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 14, 43-44: Ms 22, 45: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/09       testing F4U-1  
42/12/05 43/01   32 sail Norfolk > Noumea   70 
42/12/1?       joinPac  
43/01/1? 43/08   CarDiv22 Esp. Santo, New Hebrides, Solomons - resupply convoys cover   70  66 
43/02/14 43/02/19     Efate   81 
43/02/25 45/11/08   CarDiv22     66 
43/03/10 43/03/15     Efate   81 
43/03/30 43/04/07     Efate   88 
43/04/14 43/04/19     Efate   88 
43/04/25 43/05/21     Efate   88 
43/06/08 43/06/26     Efate   88 
43/06/26 43/07 Toena 36.5    
43/07/18 43/07/19   CarDiv22 Efate   88 
43/08/05 43/08/14     Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/14 43/09     sail from Esp. Santo to Mare Island   88 
43/09 43/10/19     MINY - overhaul   70  66 
43/10/19 43/11     sail Mare Island > Esp. Santo   66 
43/11/14 43/12/14 Galvan 53.6.1/CarDiv22/GF,UF CVEG-37: VF-37,VC-37   70 
44/01 44/01/13     training off California   66 
44/01/13 44/01/2?     sail San Diego > P.H.   66 
44/01/2 ? 44/02/02 Flint 53.6/CarDiv22/GF CVEG-37: VF-37,VC-37   70 
44/01/25   Flint 53.6/CarDiv22/GF damage(crash landing - VC-37 TBM) - 7 KIA, 2 MIA, 7 WIA   66  85 
44/01/25 44/01/30 Flint 53.6/CarDiv22/GF temporary repairs - at sea   66 
44/01/26   Flint 53.6/CarDiv22/GF damaged (collision with Suwannee) en route to Marshalls   85 
44/02/17 44/02/24 Catch CarDiv22    
44/02/24 44/02/2?     sail Kwajalein > P.H. for permanent repairs   66 
44/03 44/03/15     P.H. - permanent repairs   66 
44/03/15 44/04/07 Desec1 50.15     70  66 
44/04/07 44/04/13     Esp. Santo   66 
44/04/2? 44/05 Persec 78.1/CarDiv22/GF,DF CVEG-37: VF-37,VT-37   70 
44/05/19 44/06/02     Esp. Santo   66 
44/06/12 44/08 Forage 53.7/CarDiv22/GF,DF CVEG-37: VF-37,VT-37   66  70 
44/08 44/08/09   CarDiv22 Eniwetok: prepare for Stalemate II   70 
44/08/06 44/08/11     Eniwetok   88 
44/08/09 44/08/14   CarDiv22 sail from Eniwetok to Manus   81 
44/09/15 44/10/04 Trade 77.1.1/CarDiv22/GF,UF,DF land Morotai - CVEG-37: VF-37,VT-37   70 
44/10/10 44/11/03 King2 77.4.1/CarDiv22/GF,UF,DF CVEG-37: VF-37,VT-37  
44/10/20   King2 77.4.1/CarDiv22/GF,UF,DF damaged by bombers off Leyte (10-46N, 126-23E)   85 
44/10/24 44/10/25 King2 77.4.1/CarDiv22/GF,UF,DF xLeyte  
44/10/25   King2 77.4.1/CarDiv22/GF,UF,DF damage(kami) off Leyte  
44/10/26   King2 77.4.1/CarDiv22/GF,UF,DF disable(kami) off Leyte  
44/11/03 44/11/09     Seeadler Harbor, Manus   66 
44/11/09 44/11/30     sail Manus > Bremerton   66 
44/11/30 45/01/24     Bremerton Naval Shipyard - repairs   66 
45/02/15 45/03/05     ASpatro off P.H.   70 
45/03/05 45/03/16     sail P.H. > Ulithi   66 
45/03/21 45/04/01 Iceber 52.1.1     66 
45/03/25   Iceber 52.1.1 damged in collision with Sederstrom 135 nm SE of Nagagusuku Bay, Okinawa (25-00N, 130-00E)   85 
45/04/01 45/05/04 Iceber 52.1.3/CarDiv22 CVEG-33: VF-33, VT-33   70 
45/04/14   Iceber 52.1.3/CarDiv22 Kerama Retto - refuel, rearm   127 
45/05/03 45/05/04 Iceber 52.1.3/CarDiv22    
45/05/04   Iceber 52.1.3/CarDiv22 disable(kami-2xA6M-5b) at Kerama Retto (26-01N, 127-26E) en route rejoin TU - 11 KIA, 25 MIA, 21 WIA   66  85  127
45/05/04 45/06/12     sail Kerama Retto > P.H. > USA   70  66 
45/06/12 45/08/15     USA - repairs   66 
45/08/15       Japan surrender > work suspended   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ACV-26 until 43/07/15
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 8 Battle Stars
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