Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

CVE-106 USS Block Island

• Commencement Bay class Escort Carrier:
• Displacement: 11,373 tons
• Length: 557'1"
• Beam: 105'2"
• Draft: 32'
• Speed: 19 kts.
• Armament: 2 5"/38, 3x4 40mm, 12x2 40mm, 20 20mm, 18 F6F, 12 TBM
• Complement: 1,066
• Built at Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Tacoma; and commissioned 30 December 1944

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Block Island
• USS Block Island Association

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