USS Sicily
USS Sicily in April of 1954
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Sicily |
Builder | Todd Pacific Shipyards |
Laid down | 23 October 1944 |
Launched | 14 April 1945 |
Commissioned | 27 February 1946 |
Decommissioned | 4 Oct 1954 |
Stricken | 1 July 1960 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 31 October 1960 |
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 |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
Complement | 1,066 |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 33 |
Aviation facilities | 2 × aircraft catapults |
USS Sicily (CVE-118) was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier in the United States Navy. She was named in honor of the island of Sicily, which was the site of a major invasion during World War II. Sicily was laid down on 23 October 1944 by Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Tacoma, Washington, as Sandy Bay; launched on 14 April 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Julius Vanderwiele; renamed Sicily on 5 June 1945; and commissioned on 27 February 1946, Capt. B. W. Wright in command.
Design
In 1941, as United States participation in
Sicily was 557 ft 1 in (169.80 m)
The ship was powered by two
Her defensive
Service history
The ship was
During the remainder of 1946 and until 3 April 1950, Sicily operated with the
Upon her return to the
See also
- VS-931, antisubmarine squadron
Notes
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
- Friedman, Norman (1986). "United States of America". In Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 105–133. ISBN 978-0-85177-245-5.
- "Sicily (CVE-118)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.