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USS CASABLANCA   (ACV-55)
(later CVE-55)

(Ex-ALAZON BAY; Ex-AMEER)

Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - X-ray - Mike - Oscar
CLASS - CASABLANCA
Displacement 7,800 Tons, Dimensions, 512' 3" (oa) x 65' 2" x 22' 4" (Max)
Armament 1 x 5"/38AA 8 x 40mm, 12 x 20mm, 27 Aircraft.
Machinery, 9,000 IHP; 2 Skinner, Uniflow engines, 2 screws
Speed, 19 Knots, Crew 860.
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CVE-55 Casablanca
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USS Casablanca was sponsored by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.

(From "Bo's'n's Whistle," Vol. 4, No. 9; April 7, 1944; page 4.)

 Courtesy of Ron Gough,
Bea Dee, Ltd.,
Kaiser Vancouver / Swan Island & Oregon Shipyards website
CVE-55 Casablanca
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USS Casablanca as completed. Also known as the "Kaiser" carriers for their builder, (Henry J.) Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., the Casablanca-class formed the bulk of the wartime CVE force.

 Haze Gray & Underway
CVE-55 Casablanca
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USS Casablanca underway circa 1943, location unknown.

 Robert Hurst
CVE-55 Casablanca
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USS Casablanca (CVE-55) camouflaged in Measure 32, Design 12A, circa 1944, location unknown. US Navy photo.

 David Buell
CVE-55 Casablanca
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USS Casablanca (CVE-55) underway in October 1945, location unknown. Note that she is fitted with SC-2 radar (USN).

 Robert Hurst
CVE-55 Casablanca
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Believed to have been taken circa 1946-1947.

 Ivor Jefferys
USS CASABLANCA CVE-55 History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry
(Located On The Hazegray & Underway Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Mr. Milton H Rowe
Address:214 Deerfield Rd Camp Hill, PA, 17011-8435
Phone: 717-761-8526
E-mail: None
Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway World Aircraft Carrier Pages By Andrew Toppan.
Official U.S. Navy Carrier Website
Escort Carrier Sailors & Airmen Association
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