escort carrier USS Fanshaw Bay

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The escort carrier USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier that saw significant action in the Pacific during World War II, including the Battle off Samar as part of "Taffy 3."

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escort carrier USS Fanshaw Bay canonical 2

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instanceOf Casablanca-class escort carrier ⓘ
United States Navy ship ⓘ
World War II escort aircraft carrier ⓘ
airGroupType composite squadron of fighters and torpedo bombers ⓘ
armament aircraft ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
builtFor mass-production escort carrier program ⓘ
category Casablanca-class escort carriers ⓘ
World War II escort carriers of the United States ⓘ
classCharacteristic designed for rapid construction ⓘ
small size and limited armor ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
displacement about 7,800 tons standard ⓘ
era World War II era ⓘ
linked to: World War II
hullNumber CVE-70 ⓘ
namedAfter Fanshaw Bay, Alaska ⓘ
navalFleet U.S. Pacific Fleet ⓘ
notableFor action against superior Japanese surface forces at Samar ⓘ
operator United States Navy ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Battle off Samar ⓘ
propulsion single shaft ⓘ
steam turbine ⓘ
role air support for amphibious operations ⓘ
escort for convoys and task forces ⓘ
serviceBranch U.S. Navy escort carrier force ⓘ
shipClass Casablanca class ⓘ
taskUnit Taffy 3 ⓘ
theater Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ
type escort aircraft carrier ⓘ

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U.S. Task Unit 77.4.3 → associatedWith → escort carrier USS Fanshaw Bay ⓘ
Clifton A. F. Sprague → commanded → escort carrier USS Fanshaw Bay ⓘ