Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the US Navy
USS Rabaul after her launch, 14 July 1945
History
United States
Name
USS Rabaul
Builder
Todd Pacific Shipyards
Laid down
29 January 1945
Launched
14 June 1945
Acquired
30 August 1946
Stricken
1 September 1971
Fate
Sold for scrapping, 25 August 1972
General characteristics
Class and type
Commencement Bay-class escort carrier
Displacement
21,397 long tons (21,740 t)
Length
557 ft 1 in (169.80 m) loa
Beam
75 ft (23 m)
Draft
32 ft (9.8 m)
Installed power
16,000 shp (12,000 kW)
4 × boilers
Propulsion
2 × Steam turbines
2 × screw propellers
Speed
19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement
1,066
Armament
2 × 5 in (127 mm) dual-purpose guns
36 × 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors AA guns
20 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon AA guns
Aircraft carried
33
Aviation facilities
2 × aircraft catapults
USS Rabaul was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. The Commencement Bay class were built during World War II, and were an improvement over the earlier Sangamon class, which were converted from oil tankers. They were capable of carrying an air group of 33 planes and were armed with an anti-aircraft battery of 5 in (127 mm), 40 mm (1.6 in), and 20 mm (0.8 in) guns. The ships were capable of a top speed of 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph), and due to their origin as tankers, had extensive fuel storage. She was delivered on 30 August 1946, but never commissioned. After spending 26 years in reserve, she was scrapped in 1973.
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