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

CVE-9 USS Bogue

• Displacement: 7,800 tons
• Length: 495'8"
• Beam: 111'6"
• Draft: 26'
• Speed: 17 kts.
• Armament: 2 5"/38, 28 planes
• Complement: 1205
• Built at Seattle-Tacoma S.B. Corp. and commissioned 26 September 1942
• Maritime Commission C3-S-Al type

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Bogue
• USS Bogue Home Page
• USS Bogue History
• Lt. (jg) Harold G. Bradshaw, USN, an Avenger torpedo-bomber pilot on USS Bogue, describes attacks on German submarines and the sinking of U-172. [NHC: oral history]

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