escort carrier USS St. Lo
E919198
Casablanca-class escort carrier
United States Navy ship
World War II aircraft carrier
escort aircraft carrier
The escort carrier USS St. Lo (CVE-63) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class aircraft carrier in World War II, notable as the first major warship sunk by a Japanese kamikaze attack during the Battle off Samar in 1944.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS St. Lo | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Casablanca-class escort carrier
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United States Navy ship ⓘ World War II aircraft carrier ⓘ escort aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| aircraftCapacity | about 28 aircraft ⓘ |
| airGroup | carrier-based aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
20 mm anti-aircraft guns
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40 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ 5-inch guns ⓘ |
| assignedTo | Task Unit 77.4.3 ⓘ |
| beam | about 65 feet ⓘ |
| builder |
Kaiser Shipyards
NERFINISHED
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Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | significant loss of life among crew ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | bomb and resulting explosions from kamikaze impact ⓘ |
| class | Casablanca class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 23 October 1943 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| crewComplement | approximately 900 personnel ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 25 October 1944 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 25 October 1944 ⓘ |
| displacement | about 7,800 tons standard ⓘ |
| fate | sunk by kamikaze attack ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CVE-63 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kamikazeAttacker | Japanese Yokosuka D4Y dive bomber ⓘ |
| laidDown | 23 January 1943 ⓘ |
| launched | 17 August 1943 ⓘ |
| length | about 512 feet ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | off Samar, Philippines ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 19 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Battle of Saint-Lô NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | French town of Saint-Lô in Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | first major warship sunk by a Japanese kamikaze attack ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn | operations supporting the invasion of Leyte ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
NERFINISHED
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Battle off Samar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousName | USS Midway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
single shaft
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steam turbine ⓘ |
| renamedDate | 10 October 1944 ⓘ |
| renamedTo | USS St. Lo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Battle off Samar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taskUnitNickname | Taffy 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfShip | escort carrier ⓘ |
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