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

CVE-56 USS Liscome Bay

• Casablanca class Escort Carrier:
• Displacement: 7,800 tons
• Length: 512'3"
• Beam: 108'
• Draft: 22'4"
• Speed: 19 kts.
• Armament: 1 5"/38, 28 planes
• Complement: 860
• Reciprocating engines
• Built at Kaiser S.B. Co., Vancouver, and commissioned 7 August 1943

: Torpedoed by I-175 off Tarawa, 24 Nov 43

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Liscome Bay

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