escort carrier USS White Plains
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The escort carrier USS White Plains (CVE-66) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier best known for its role in the Battle off Samar during World War II, where it helped repel a superior Japanese surface force.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| USS White Plains | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Casablanca-class escort carrier
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United States Navy aircraft carrier ⓘ World War II escort carrier ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | about 28 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × 5 in/38 caliber dual-purpose gun
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Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ Oerlikon 20 mm anti-aircraft cannons ⓘ |
| awards |
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
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Presidential Unit Citation NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II Victory Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleHonors |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
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Battle off Samar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | 65 feet 2 inches ⓘ |
| builder |
Kaiser Shipyards
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Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Casablanca-class escort carriers
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Escort aircraft carriers of the United States Navy ⓘ World War II naval ships of the United States ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 15 November 1943 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 860 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 10 July 1946 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 10,400 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 7,800 tons ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| flightDeckBeam | 108 feet 1 inch ⓘ |
| homeportDuringWWII | Pacific Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CVE-66 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| installedPower | 9,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 11 February 1943 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 27 July 1943 ⓘ |
| length | 512 feet 3 inches ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 19 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Battle of White Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknameOfUnit | Taffy 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Battle off Samar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Task Unit 77.4.3 ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 Skinner Unaflow reciprocating steam engines
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2 shafts ⓘ |
| roleAtBattleOffSamar |
helped repel superior Japanese surface force
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launched aircraft against Japanese Center Force ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | World War II era ⓘ |
| shipClass | Casablanca class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldForScrapOn | 27 April 1959 ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Mrs. Marc A. Mitscher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegisterOn | 1 April 1958 ⓘ |
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