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CVE-63 St. Lo
United States Navy escort carrier
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Casablanca | 1943/01/23 Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Vancouver | 1943/08/17 | 1943/10/23 | 1944/09/15
sunk | |
| Namesake: named for a decisive American victory in France when the town of heavily fortified St. Lo was captured on 18 July 1944. | |||||
| TTD differences from class: | |||||
| Camouflage: 43: Ms 22, 44: Ms 32/15a | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 44/06 | 44/07 | Forage | 52.14.4 | ||
| 44/08/09 | 44/08/14 | sail from Eniwetok to Manus | 81 | ||
| 44/09/15 | 44/10/04 | Trade | 77.1.2/CarDiv25 | land Morotai - VC-65 | 70 |
| 44/10/1? | 44/10/25 | King2 | 77.4.3/CarDiv25 | VC-65 | 70 |
| 44/10/10 | renamed from CVE-63 Midway to enable name for CVB-41 Midway | ||||
| 44/10/25 | King2 | 77.4.3/CarDiv25 | xLeyte | ||
| 44/10/25 | King2 | 77.4.3/CarDiv25 | sunk(kami - A6M-5b) | ||