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

CVE-27USS Suwanee

• Sangamon Class Escort Carrier (ex-Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler):
• Displacement: 11,400 tons
• Length: 553'
• Beam: 114'3"
• Draft: 32'
• Speed: 18 kts.
• Armament: 2 5"/38, 30 planes
• 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 Jul 1941
• Converted to Escort Carrier CVE-27 in 1942
• ex-SS Markay

Additional Links:

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

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  See Also:
• The parent directory for more information on this class and type
• Reunion links for scheduled reunions
  and possible contacts for crew lists
• Sources of ship's documents: logs, action reports, etc.
  -- mostly from the National Archives

With cruiser Brooklyn (CL-40)

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Last updated: March 28, 1998