file created: 12/07/02 00:40:29 , last update: 07/25/02
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CVE-28 Chenango
United States Navy escort carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Sangamon 1938/07/10
Sun Shipb. Pudget Sound Naval Shipyard
1939/01/04 1942/09/19 1959
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42-43: Ms 14, 44: Ms 32/10a, 45: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/12       joinPac   70 
42/12/19? 42/12/25     sail Norfolk > Panama Canal   70 
42/12/25? 43/01/18   13 sail Panama Canal > Noumea   70 
43/01/18 43/01/27     Noumea   66 
43/01/27 43/02   18.2/GF xRennel   70 
43/01/30 43/01/30   16 temporary attached from TF 18   70 
43/02/04 43/02/13   18     66 
43/02/14 43/02/19     Efate   81 
43/02/25 45/11/08   CarDiv22     70 
43/03 43/08     Havannah Harbor, Esp. Santo   70 
43/03/10 43/03/15     Efate   81 
43/03/30 43/04/07     Efate   88 
43/04/14 43/05/18     Efate   88 
43/05/28 43/06/14     Efate   88 
43/06/25 43/06/27     Efate   88 
43/07/13 43/07/15?     cover damaged St. Louis, Honolulu   66 
43/07/18 43/07/19   CarDiv22 Efate   88 
43/08 43/08/18     sail from Havannah Harbor, Esp. Santo to Mare Island   70  66 
43/08/18 43/09     MINY - overhaul   66 
43/09 43/10/19     off San Diego - training carrier for new air groups   66 
43/10/19 43/11/05     sail San Diego to ? for Galvanic   66 
43/11 43/12/14 Galvan 53.6.1/CarDiv22 CVEG-35: VF-35, VC-35   70 
43/11/29   Galvan 53.6.1/CarDiv22 sinking/prob I-21 off Tarawa  
43/12/14       P.H.   66 
44/01/31 44/02/02 Flint 53.6/CarDiv22 CVEG-35: VF-35, VC-35   70 
44/01?? 44/01/13     San Diego - training duties   66 
44/02/17 44/02/22 Catch CarDiv22    
44/03/15? 44/04/07 Desec1 51.15     70 
44/04/07       Esp. Santo   66 
44/04/16 44/05/12 Persec 78.1/CarDiv22 CVEG-35: VF-35,VT-35   70 
44/06/12 44/08 Forage 53.7/CarDiv22 CVEG-35: VF-35, VT-35   66  70 
44/08 44/08/09   CarDiv22 Eniwetok: prepare for Stalemate II   70 
44/08/08 44/08/11     Eniwetok   88 
44/08/09 44/08/13   CarDiv22    
44/08/13       Manus   66 
44/09/15 44/09/29 Trade 77.1.1/CarDiv22 land Morotai - CVEG-35: VF-35, VT-35   70 
44/10 44/10/29 King2 77.4.1/CarDiv22 CVEG-35: VF-35, VT-35   70 
44/10/24 44/10/28 King2 77.4.1/CarDiv22 detached to Morotai to bring spare planes   70 
44/10/29       departed to Seattle for overhaul   66 
44/11 44/02     Seattle - overhaul   66 
45/02/09 45/02/15     sail from Mare Island to P.H.   66 
45/03/04       Tulagi   66 
45/03/21 45/05/28 Iceber 52.1.3/CarDiv22 CVEG-25: VF-25, VT-25   70 
45/04/09   Iceber 52.1.3/CarDiv22 damage(crash landing)   66 
45/05/07 45/05/08 Iceber 52.1.3/CarDiv22 Kerama Retto   127 
45/05/28 45/06/11   32.1.3     66 
45/06/2?       escort AO convoy to Leyte   66 
45/07/26 45/09   30.8     66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ACV-28, 43/07/15 > CVE-28
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 11 Battle Stars, NUC
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