1943 to 1969    

T-AKV-25 USNS Croatan

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History of US USNS Croatan T-AKV-25

1942-apr-15Laid downLaid down
1942-aug-01LaunchedLaunched
1943-apr-28CommissionedCommissioned in Jul 1943, reclassed as Escort Carrier, USS Croatan CVE-25
1959-may-07AircraftAircraft reclassed as Cargo Ship and Aircraft Ferry and became USNS Croatan T-AKV-25
1964TrialsTrials 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 v1 Lang Mai Bay 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 Oakland Harbor noted at Alameda with deck full of fixed wing aircraft and some Hueys.
1969-oct-23DecommissionedDecommissioned
1970-sep-15StruckStruck
1971-feb-05Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped sold to Southern Scrap Material, New Orelans



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




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