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USS CORE (ACV-13)
(later CVE-13, CVHE-13, CVU-13 and AKV-41)

Unit Awards, Campaign and Service Medals and Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: American Campaign Medal
2nd Row: European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (1 star) / Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal / World War II Victory Medal

Ordered	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Stricken
*Bogue Class Escort Carrier*
(see below)	2 Jan 1942	15 May 1942	10 Dec 1942 1 Jul 1958 (*)	4 Oct 1946 25 Nov 1969	15 Sep 1970
Builder: Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle, Wash. (*) Under MSTS control (see below)

Named for a sound of the North Carolina coast.
Built under a Maritime Commission contract (hull number 179) as a merchant vessel, type C3-S-A1.
Acquired by the Navy on 1 May 1942.
Originally classified as an "Aircraft Escort Vessel" and designated AVG-13.
Reclassified as an "Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier" and redesignated ACV-13, 20 August 1942 (prior to commissioning).
Reclassified as an "Escort Carrier" and redesignated CVE-13, 15 July 1943.
Reclassified as an "Escort Helicopter Aircraft Carrier" and redesignated CVHE-13, 12 June 1955, while in reserve.
Reactivated as an aircraft transport in 1958; operated with a civilian crew under Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) control.
Reclassified as an "Utility Aircraft Carrier" and redesignated (T-)CVU-13, 1 July 1958.
Reclassified as a "Cargo Ship and Aircraft Ferry" and redesignated (T-)AKV-41, 7 May 1959.
Fate: Placed out of service, 25 Nov. 1969. Scrap hull advertised under PD-X-902, dated 30 Mar. 1971, opened 20 Apr. 1971. Sold to American Ship Dismantlers, Inc., Portland, Ore., 28 Apr. 1971, for $85,974.75. Removed from naval custody 26 May 1971. (Thanks to Ron Reeves for this information.)

Specifications
(As commissioned, 1942)
Displacement: 7,800 tons standard; 15,700 tons full load (design)
Dimensions (wl): 465' x 69.5' x 23.25' / 141.7 x 21.2 x 7.1 meters
Dimensions (max.): 495' 8" x 111.5' / 151.1 x 34 meters
Armor: None
Power plant: 2 boilers (285 psi); 1 steam turbine; 1 shaft; 8,500 shp
Speed: 16.5 knots
Endurance:
Armament: 2 single 5"/51 (later 5"/38) gun mounts; (1943) 8 twin 40-mm/56-cal gun mounts; (1943) 27 single 20-mm/70-cal gun mounts
Aircraft: 24
Aviation facilities: 2 elevators; 2(?) hydraulic catapults
Crew: 890

Click on Thumbnail for Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
*USS Core, 1942-1958*
NS0301302	36k	USS *Core* (ACV-13) at anchor while fitting out at Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard, Seattle, WA, January 24, 1943. She is painted in Measure 22 camouflage. USN photo.	Robert Hurst
NS0301302	60k	Circa 1943, Measure 22 camouflage.	Hazegray & Underway
NS0301307	171k	Aerial view, in Measure 22 camouflage, circa 1943.	Courtesy of Tony Alter, via Bill Gonyo
NS0301309	151k	USS *Core* (CVE-13) underway in the Atlantic, probably on 10 October 1943. The wing of the plane from which the photograph was taken is in the foreground. Note also that the planes of her air group are painted white and gull grey to make them difficult for U-boats to see against the sky. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command (#NH 106565).	Robert Hurst
NS0301301	76k	Underway in the Atlantic, circa 1944, Measure 32/4A camouflage.	USN
NS0301308	218k	General Motors FM-2 Wildcat fighter is catapulted from USS *Core* (CVE-13), in the North Atlantic, 12 April 1944. Taken by Photographer's Mate N.H. Seehafer. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (#80-G-269035).	Gerd Matthes, Germany
NS0301308a	93k	General Motors FM-2 Wildcat fighter flies near USS *Core* (CVE-13), during operations in the North Atlantic, 12 April 1944. Plane has its landing gear and tailhook down, in preparation for landing on board. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (#80-G-269036).	Robert Hurst
*USNS Core, 1958-1969*
NS0301305	104k	The aircraft ferry ship USNS *Core* (T-AKV 41, ex-T-CVU 13, ex-CVHE 13, ex-CVE 13, ex-ACV 13) dockside, with helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft (most of them "cocooned") on deck. USN/MSTS photo. Wayne Mutza comments: "[This] photo would have been taken in September 1962. Aboard are 15 'cocooned' Bell HU-1A Huey helicopters destined for the Army's airmobile evaluation unit (UTTCHO) at Tan Son Nhut AB, South Vietnam."	Robert Hurst
NS0301303	74k	USNS *Core* approaching a berth in Saigon Harbour, June 17, 1965, with Douglas EA-1F Skyraiders for the Vietnamese Air Force.	Robert Hurst
NS0301306	137k	USNS *Core* entering San Francisco Bay. Time frame is possibly 1966–1967.	Robert M. Cieri
For more information about this ship, see: Commanding Officers

View the USS Core (ACV-13 / CVE-13 / CVHE-13 / CVU-13 / AKV-41)
DANFS History entry located on the Hazegray & Underway Web Site.

Crew Contact and Reunion Information

Date:
Place:
Contact:	Mr. Tony Conte
Address:	13 Armstrong Ave Wayne, NJ, 07470-6301
Phone:	973-839-0120
E-mail:
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Last update: 15 October 2010

NavSource Online: Escort Carrier Photo Archive

USS CORE (ACV-13) (later CVE-13, CVHE-13, CVU-13 and AKV-41)

USS CORE (ACV-13)
(later CVE-13, CVHE-13, CVU-13 and AKV-41)