file created: 12/07/02 00:35:10 , last update: 07/25/02
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CVE-75 Hoggatt Bay
United States Navy escort carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Casablanca 1943/08/17
Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Vancouver
1943/12/04 1944/01/11 1959/03/31
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:SK radar, 18x12,7
Camouflage: 44: Ms 14 / Ms 33/18a, 45: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/03/10 44/03/25     California coast - carry planes & crews to P.H.   66 
44/04 44/05/01     antisubmarine training off California coast   66 
44/05/01       off California coast - sail to P.H. > Majuro   66 
44/05/26 44/06/19   30.4 HKG: ASpatro-off Solomons   66  70 
44/07/05 44/08/09 Forage 12.2 HKG: patrol area: E of Guam, Nof Truk   66  70 
44/08/10 44/08/11     Eniwetok   88 
44/09/01 44/10/28 Stale2 30.7 HKG S and W of Marianas   66  70 
44/11/10       Philippines landings Support   66 
44/12/30 45/01/17 Mike1 77.4.1/CarDiv29 VC-88   66  70 
45/01/15   Mike1 77.4.1/CarDiv29 damaged in accidental bomb explosion during aircraft landing W of Luzon (17-01N, 119-20E)   85 
45/01/17 45/01/23 Mike1 77.14 sail to Luzon > Ulithi   66 
45/01/23? 45/02/15     sail Ulithi > San Diego   66 
45/02/15 45/04/06     San Diego - overhaul, repairs   66 
45/04/06 45/05/08     San Diego - sail to P.H. > Ulithi > Okinawa   66 
45/05/08 45/05/28 Iceber 52.1.1 VC-99   66 
45/05/28 45/06/24 Iceber 32.1.1     66 
45/06/27 45/07/28     training off Ulithi   66 
45/07/28 45/08/18     Ulithi - sail to Adak   66 
45/08/18 45/09/08   44 Honshu occupation   66  81 

Ship status, hull number changes...: AVG-75 > ACV-75 42/08/02 > CVE-75 43/07/15
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars
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