CVE-73

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CVE-73 was the hull number of USS Gambier Bay, a U.S. Navy escort aircraft carrier that gained renown for her outmatched but valiant role and sinking during the Battle off Samar in World War II.

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CVE-73 canonical 2

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy ship designation ⓘ
hull number ⓘ
appliesToShipType escort aircraft carrier ⓘ
associatedBattle Battle off Samar ⓘ
associatedOperation Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
associatedShipName USS Gambier Bay ⓘ
associatedShipyard Kaiser Shipyards ⓘ
associatedTaskUnit Taffy 3 ⓘ
Task Unit 77.4.3 ⓘ
associatedWithTheater Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ
linked to: Pacific War
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designates USS Gambier Bay ⓘ
era World War II era ⓘ
linked to: World War II
hasHonor noted for extraordinary heroism at Samar ⓘ
hullClassificationSymbol CVE ⓘ
namedShip USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) ⓘ
navy United States Navy ⓘ
notableFor sinking during the Battle off Samar ⓘ
valiant defense against superior Japanese forces ⓘ
number 73 ⓘ
partOf U.S. escort carrier fleet in World War II ⓘ
roleInBattleOffSamar outmatched escort carrier ⓘ
serviceBranch U.S. Navy ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy
shipClass Casablanca-class escort carrier ⓘ
shipType escort carrier ⓘ
status sunk ⓘ
sunkInBattle Battle off Samar ⓘ
sunkYear 1944 ⓘ
usedFor air support for amphibious operations ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare ⓘ

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

USS Gambier Bay → hullNumber → CVE-73 ⓘ
subject linked to: escort carrier USS Gambier Bay