1946 to 1954    

CVE-118 USS Sicily

US US Navy





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Flight Deck: 118
Call Sign: NKCA
Shipyard: Tacoma Boatbuilding





  Events


History of US USS Sicily CVE-118

1944-oct-23Laid downLaid down Todd Pacific Shipyard no. 68
1945-apr-14LaunchedLaunched as USS Sandy Bay
1946-feb-27CommissionedCommissioned as USS Sicily
1948-augPort VisitPort Visit UK King George V Dock alongside in Glasgow on 9 Aug, offloading aircraft to be flown on to Germany.
1951-feb-05Port VisitPort Visit Naval Base San Diego returned to San Diego, following 1st Korean War deployment
1951-jun-13DeploymentDeployment Yellow Sea Patrol operated off Korean west coast with US 7th Fleet with TG95.1 as TE95.11, relieving and being relieved by HMS Glory from time to time, until Sep 1951.
1952-sep-01DeploymentDeployment Operation Marlex-5 landed US Marines off Inchon, using HRS-1 of HMR-161, including 122789 / HR-69.
1952-sep-04DeploymentDeployment Yellow Sea Patrol operated off Korean west coast with US 7th Fleet with TG95.1 as TE95.11, relieving and being relieved by HMS Ocean, until 13 Sep 1952. VMA-312 embarked.
1952-oct-06DeploymentDeployment Sea of Japan operated in Sea of Japan off Korean coast with US 7th Fleet with TG76, until 16 Oct 1952. VMA-312 embarked.
1954-oct-04DecommissionedDecommissioned
1959-may-07 while in reserve (at Hunters Point ?), redesignated AKV-18.
1960-jul-01StruckStruck
1960-oct-31Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped sold for scrap



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  Specifications


Commencement Bay class
1050crew
24000full load (tn)
169.90length (m)
22.30beam (m)
8.50draught (m)
8500range (nm)
19max speed (knots)
16000power (shp)

4Naval Engine steam turbines

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US Tacoma Boatbuilding,




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