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CVE-57 Anzio
United States Navy escort carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Casablanca 1942/12/12
Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Vancouver
1943/05/01 1943/08/27 1959/11/24
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 43: Ms 21, 43-44: Ms 22, 44-45: Ms 32/12aE>

WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/09/15       renamed from CVE-57 Coral Sea  
44/09/16       San Diego - back from overhaul   66 
44/10/08 44/10/16     exercises off P.H.   66 
44/10/16 44/10/2?   30.7 sail P.H. > Eniwetok   66 
44/10/27 44/11 King2 30.7 VC-82   66 
44/11/04   King2 30.7 help damaged Reno   66 
44/11/17   King2 30.7 VC-82 sinking/share(Lawrence C. Taylor) I-26 E of Samar (12-44N, 130-42E)   85 
44/12/01 44/12/24 Love3 30.7/GF land Mindoro   39  70 
44/12/18     30.7/GF damage(typhoon)   39  70 
44/12/30 45/01/25 Mike1 30.7/GF     66 
45/02/10 45/03/08 Detach 50.7.1/UF VC-82   66  70 
45/02/26   Detach 50.7.1/UF VC-82 sinking RO-43 50 nm WNW of Iwojima (24-07N,140-19E)   66  70  85
45/02/26   Detach 50.7.1/UF VC-82 sinking I-368 35 nm W of Iwojima (24-43N, 140-37E)   85 
45/03/08 45/03/12   50.7.1/UF sail Iwojima > San Pedro Bay, Leyte   66  70 
45/03/12 45/03/21     San Pedro Bay, Leyte - upkeep   66  70 
45/03/21 45/04/30 Iceber 52.1.1/ASW VC-13   66  70 
45/04/30   Iceber 52.1.1/ASW off Okinawa - departed for Ulithi for rudder repair   66  70 
45/05/ ? 45/05/?     Ulithi - rudder repairs   66 
45/05/21 45/05/28 Iceber 52.1.1/ASW     66  70 
45/05/28 45/06/17 Iceber 32.1.1/ASW VC-82   66  70 
45/05/30   Iceber 32.1.1/ASW sinking I-361 400 nm SE of Okinawa (22-22N, 134-09E)   70 
45/06/17   Iceber 32.1.1/ASW retired to Leyte for repairs   70 
45/07/06 45/08/19   30.7 raid Home Islands - VC-13   66 
45/07/16     30.7 VC-13 sinking/share(Lawrence C. Taylor) I-13 540 nm E of Jokohama (34-28N, 150-55E)   66  85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex Coral Sea > 44/09/15 Anzio
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 6 Battle Stars
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