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

CVE-27 USS Suwanee

Sangamon Class Escort Carrier (ex-Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler):
Displacement: 22,400 tons
Length: 553'
Beam: 114'3"
Draft: 32'
Speed: 18 knots
Armament: 2 5"/38, 7x2 40mm, 2x4 40mm, 21 20mm; 30 planes (12 TBF, 18 F6F)
Complement: 1080
Geared turbines engines, twin screws, 30,400 hp
Maritime Commission T3-S2-A1 type
Built at Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., and commissioned as AO-33 16 July 1941
Converted to Escort Carrier CVE-27 in 1942
ex-SS Markay

Additional Links:

"Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Suwanee
Lt. Walter B. Burwell, MC, USNR, a medical officer on USS Suwannee (CVE-27) when it was struck by two Japanese suicide (Kamikaze) aircraft [NHC: oral history]
For additional photos, see the Main Page.
For crew lists, and reunions see the Veterans Info Page.
For ship's logs and personnel records, see the Reference Page.

With cruiser Brooklyn (CL-40)

Struck by kamikaze

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Last updated: January 4, 2001

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