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USS Sargent Bay underway, circa 1944
History
USS Sargent BayUnited States
NameSargent Bay
NamesakeSargent Bay, Revillagigedo Island
Orderedas a Type S4-S2-BB3 hull, MCE hull 1120[1]
Awarded18 June 1942
BuilderKaiser Shipyards
Laid down8 November 1943
Launched31 January 1944
Commissioned9 March 1944
Decommissioned23 June 1946
Stricken27 June 1958
IdentificationHull symbol: CVE-83
Honors and
awards		6 Battle stars
FateSold for scrap, 30 July 1959
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeCasablanca-class escort carrier
Displacement
  • 8,188 long tons (8,319 t) (standard)
  • 10,902 long tons (11,077 t) (full load)
Length
  • 512 ft 3 in (156.13 m) (oa)
  • 490 ft (150 m) (wl)
  • 474 ft (144 m) (fd)
Beam
  • 65 ft 2 in (19.86 m)
  • 108 ft (33 m) (extreme width)
Draft20 ft 9 in (6.32 m) (max)
Installed power
  • 4 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers
  • 9,000 shp (6,700 kW)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Skinner Unaflow reciprocating steam engines
  • 2 × screws
Speed19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Range10,240 nmi (18,960 km; 11,780 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement
  • Total: 910 – 916 officers and men
    • Embarked Squadron: 50 – 56
    • Ship's Crew: 860
Armament
  • As designed:
  • 1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal dual-purpose gun
  • 8 × 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns
  • 12 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons
  • Varied, ultimate armament:
  • 1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal gun
  • 8 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns
  • 30 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons
Aircraft carried27
Aviation facilities
  • 1 × catapult
  • 2 × elevators
Service record
Part of:
  • United States Pacific Fleet (1944–1946)
  • Atlantic Reserve Fleet (1946–1959)
Operations:
  • Invasion of Iwo Jima
  • Battle of Okinawa
  • Operation Magic Carpet

USS Sargent Bay (CVE-83) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was named after Sargent Bay, located within Revillagigedo Island, and was built for service during World War II. Launched in January 1944, and commissioned in March 1944, she served in support of the Invasion of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Okinawa. Postwar, she participated in Operation Magic Carpet. She was decommissioned in June 1946, when she was mothballed in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. Ultimately, she was sold for scrapping in July 1959.

  1. ^ Kaiser Vancouver 2010.
  2. ^ Chesneau & Gardiner 1980, p. 109.

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