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US Bogue class



Aircraft Carrier

ships



Class of Escort Carriers, mainly converted from merchant ships during their build.



  Specifications


8520light (tn)
14200full load (tn)
151.10length (m)
25beam (m)
7.90draught (m)
26300range (nm)
18max speed (knots)
8500power (shp)




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19431969USUS NavyT-AKV-25USNS CroatanNWPN





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  Events


1942-apr-15Laid downLaid down US T-AKV-25 USNS Croatan
1942-aug-01LaunchedLaunched US T-AKV-25 USNS Croatan
1943-apr-28CommissionedCommissioned US T-AKV-25 USNS Croatan in Jul 1943, reclassed as Escort Carrier, USS Croatan CVE-25
1959-may-07AircraftAircraft US T-AKV-25 USNS Croatan reclassed as Cargo Ship and Aircraft Ferry and became USNS Croatan T-AKV-25
1964TrialsTrials US T-AKV-25 USNS Croatan used by NASA for testing ionospheric sounding rockets as part of the International Year of the Quiet Sun, off W coast of S America.
1965-aug-13DeploymentDeployment US T-AKV-25 USNS Croatan departed Mobile, for Qui Nhon (S Vietnam) with Hueys of 229 Avn Bt as part of the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), arrived in Lang Mai Bay on 13 Sep 1965.
1967-apr-22Port VisitPort Visit US T-AKV-25 USNS Croatan noted at Alameda with deck full of fixed wing aircraft and some Hueys.
1969-oct-23DecommissionedDecommissioned US T-AKV-25 USNS Croatan
1970-sep-15StruckStruck US T-AKV-25 USNS Croatan
1971-feb-05Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped US T-AKV-25 USNS Croatan sold to Southern Scrap Material, New Orelans









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