Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

CVE-26 USS Sangamon

• Sangamon Class Escort Carrier (ex-Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler):
• Displacement: 22,400 tons
• Length: 553'
• Beam: 114'3"
• Draft: 32'
• Speed: 18 knots
• Armament 2x1 5"/38, 7x2 40mm, 2x4 40mm, 21 20mm, 30 planes (12 TBF, 18 F6F)
• Complement: 1,080
• Geared turbines engines, twin screws, 30,400 hp
• Maritime Commission T3-S2-A1 type
• Built at Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. and commissioned as AO-28 23 Oct 1940
• Converted to Escort Carrier CVE-26 in 1942
• ex-SS Esso Trenton

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Sangamon

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