file created: 12/07/02 00:19:12 , last update: 01/12/01
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CVE-57 Coral Sea
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 44/09/15
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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
43/10/08 43/10/25     San Diego: load planes > ASpatro off California   66 
43/10/25 43/10/27?     sail to P.H.   66 
43/10/27 43/11/10     exercises off Oahu   66 
43/11/10 43/11/23 Galvan 52.3 VC-33   66  70 
43/11/23 43/12/05 Galvan 52.13 VC-33   70 
43/12/05 43/12/08     P.H.: load planes for transport to USA   66 
43/12/08 43/12/14     sail P.H. > Alameda   66 
43/12/14 43/12/22     Alameda: load planes   66 
43/12/22 43/12/28     sail Alameda > P.H.   66 
43/12/28 43/12/29     P.H.   88 
44/01/03 44/01/22     exercises off P.H.   66 
44/01/22 44/02/07 Flint 52.9/CarDiv24 VC-33   66  70 
44/02/24 44/02/29     Kwajalein area - sail to Eniwetok,   66 
44/02/29 44/03/03     sail Eniwetok > P.H. with Corregidor, escorted by Taylor   66 
44/03/11 44/03/21     sail P.H. > Tulagi   66 
44/03/30       sail Tulagi > Emirau Is   66 
44/04/01 44/04/11   36.3 Emirau landing direct support - VC-33   66  70 
44/04/06       off Saipan  
44/04/15 44/04/16     Port Purvis, Tulagi   66 
44/04/16       sail Tulagi > New Guinea   66 
44/04/19 44/05/05 Persec 78.2/CarDiv24 VC-33   66  70 
44/05/07       Seeadler Harbor - sail to Esp. Santo   66 
44/05/10? 44/06/08     Esp. Santo - refit, engine repair   66  70 
44/06/08 44/06/28 Forage 52.11.2/CarDiv24 direct landing support   66  70 
44/06/28 44/07/04 Forage 52.11.2/CarDiv24 Eniwetok   66 
44/07/04 44/07/15 Forage 52.11.2/CarDiv24 direct landnig support   66 
44/07/09 44/07/12 Forage 53.18/CarDiv24 land Guam   127 
44/07/12 44/07/16 Forage 53.18.2/CarDiv24 sail from Guam to Eniwetok   127 
44/07/15 44/07/23     Eniwetok - engines repair   66 
44/07/23       Eniwetok - sail to P.H. for overhaul   66 
44/07/25       Kwajalein - unload planes & ammunition   66 
44/07/26       sail Kwajalein > P.H. > San Diego   66 
44/09/15       rename > Anzio   66 
44/09/15       renamed to CVE-57 Anzio to enable name for CVB-43 Coral Sea  

Ship status, hull number changes...: Alikula Bay > 43/04/03 ren. Coral Sea > 44/09/15 ren. Anzio
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