USS White Plains (CVE-66)
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USS White Plains (CVE-66) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier that saw significant action in the Pacific during World War II, including the Battle off Samar.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Casablanca-class escort carrier
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United States Navy ship ⓘ World War II escort aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | about 28 aircraft ⓘ |
| armamentWartime |
1 × 5 in/38 caliber dual-purpose gun
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12 × 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons ⓘ 16 × 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| awards |
Presidential Unit Citation
NERFINISHED
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battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | about 65 ft ⓘ |
| builder | Kaiser Shipyards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Vancouver, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1943-11-15 ⓘ |
| conflict | Pacific War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 860 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1946-07-10 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 10,400 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 7,800 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | about 22 ft ⓘ |
| engagedEnemyTypeAtBattleOffSamar |
Japanese battleships
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Japanese cruisers ⓘ Japanese destroyers ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| flag | United States Navy ensign ⓘ |
| flightDeckBeam | about 108 ft ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CVE-66 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| installedPower | 9,000 shp ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1943-03-11 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1943-07-27 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | about 512 ft ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 19 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Battle of White Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Leyte
NERFINISHED
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Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle off Samar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | CVE-66 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMissions |
air support for amphibious operations
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anti-submarine warfare ⓘ convoy escort ⓘ |
| primaryRole | escort aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 Skinner Unaflow reciprocating steam engines
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2 shafts ⓘ |
| scrappedIn | 1960 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipClass | Casablanca class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegisterOn | 1958-05-01 ⓘ |
| taskUnit | Taffy 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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