Casablanca class

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The Casablanca class was a large group of mass-produced American escort aircraft carriers built during World War II, designed primarily for convoy protection, aircraft transport, and close support of amphibious operations.

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Casablanca class canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf escort aircraft carrier class ⓘ
warship class ⓘ
airGroupSize about 27 aircraft ⓘ
airGroupType fighter aircraft ⓘ
torpedo bombers ⓘ
armament 1 × 5 in/38 caliber dual-purpose gun ⓘ
Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
Oerlikon 20 mm anti-aircraft cannons ⓘ
beam about 65 feet ⓘ
buildPeriodEnd 1944 ⓘ
buildPeriodStart 1942 ⓘ
classNameShip USS Casablanca (CVE-55) ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
constructionMethod mass-production techniques ⓘ
prefabricated sections ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designedFor aircraft transport ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
close air support of amphibious operations ⓘ
convoy protection ⓘ
pilot training ⓘ
fate many units scrapped after World War II ⓘ
some units converted for postwar roles ⓘ
flightDeckLength about 477 feet ⓘ
fullLoadDisplacement about 10,400 tons ⓘ
length about 512 feet ⓘ
massProduced true ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 19 knots ⓘ
navalClassification CVE ⓘ
notableOperation Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Battle off Samar ⓘ
Iwo Jima campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Iwo Jima

Okinawa campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Okinawa
numberBuilt 50 ⓘ
operator United States Navy ⓘ
powerOutput about 9,000 shp ⓘ
precededBy Bogue-class escort carrier ⓘ
propulsion single shaft ⓘ
steam turbine ⓘ
two boilers ⓘ
range about 10,240 nautical miles at 15 knots ⓘ
role escort carrier ⓘ
jeep carrier ⓘ
shipyard Kaiser Shipyards ⓘ
Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington ⓘ
standardDisplacement about 7,800 tons ⓘ
succeededBy Commencement Bay-class escort carrier ⓘ
usedInTheater Pacific Theater ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) → shipClass → Casablanca class ⓘ
USS Liscome Bay → shipClass → Casablanca class ⓘ
USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60) → shipClass → Casablanca class ⓘ
subject linked to: CVE-60
USS Fanshaw Bay → shipClass → Casablanca class ⓘ
subject linked to: escort carrier USS Fanshaw Bay
USS St. Lo → class → Casablanca class ⓘ
subject linked to: escort carrier USS St. Lo
USS White Plains → shipClass → Casablanca class ⓘ
subject linked to: escort carrier USS White Plains
USS Kalinin Bay → shipClass → Casablanca class ⓘ
subject linked to: escort carrier USS Kalinin Bay
USS Gambier Bay → shipClass → Casablanca class ⓘ
subject linked to: escort carrier USS Gambier Bay
USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68) → shipClass → Casablanca class ⓘ
USS White Plains (CVE-66) → shipClass → Casablanca class ⓘ
USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) → class → Casablanca class ⓘ
USS Kitkun Bay → shipClass → Casablanca class ⓘ
subject linked to: escort carrier USS Kitkun Bay
USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) → shipClass → Casablanca class ⓘ