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

CVE-75 USS Hoggatt Bay

• Casablanca class Escort Carrier:
• Displacement: 10,000 tons
• Length: 512'3"
• Beam: 108'
• Draft: 22'4"
• Speed: 19 knots
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP, 8x2 40mm, 20 20mm, 28 planes (`1 TBM, 16 FM-2)
• Complement: 860
• Reciprocating engines, twin screws, 9,000 shaft hp.
• Built at Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Vancouver, and commissioned 11 January 1944
• Maritime Commission S4-S2-BB3 type

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Hoggatt Bay

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At Astoria, Oregon, circa 1944

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