USS Sangamon (CVE-26) - Wikipedia
WEBUSS Sangamon (CVE-26) was a US Navy escort carrier of World War II. Originally Esso Trenton, a T3 tanker oiler, built by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, it was operated by Standard Oil of New Jersey on runs from gulf coast ports to the east coast.
Sangamon-class escort carrier - Wikipedia
WEBThe Sangamon class were a group of four escort aircraft carriers of the United States Navy that served during World War II. Overview. These ships were originally Cimarron -class oilers, launched in 1939 for civilian use. They were acquired and commissioned by the U.S. Navy in 1940–1941.
80-G-270665: USS Sangamon (CVE-26), October 25, 1944 - NHHC
WEBTwo Japanese “Zero” aircraft making suicide attacks on USS Sangamon (CVE-26) off Leyte Gulf, Philippines, as seen from USS Suwannee (CVL-27). One Japanese near miss near bow. Trailing Japanese...
USS Sangamon (ACV-26/CVE-26) Special Feature - NavSource
WEBUSS Sangamon (CVE-26), a Japanese plane plummets into the sea, narrowingly missing the escort carrier's flight deck. This attack is probably the first of several attacks on the carrier off Kerama Retto in the early evening of 4 May 1945.
Gun crews of USS Sangamon firing at attacking Japanese …
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25–26 October 1944: The Divine Wind | This Day in Aviation
WEBOct 26, 2023 · At 7:40 a.m., 25 October, six Japanese airplanes from Davao, Mindanao, attacked three Sangamon -class escort carriers of Task Group 77.4.1 (called “Taffy 1”), under the command of Rear Admiral Thomas Lamison (“Tommy”) Sprague, USN.
USS Sangamon (CVE-26) - World War Photos
WEBJapanese Kamikaze Near Miss on USS Sangamon CVE-26 off Ryukyu Islands May 1945. Sangamon, one of twelve tankers built on a joint Navy-Maritime Commission design later duplicated by the T3-S2-A1 type, was laid down as Esso Trenton (MC hull 7) on 13 March 1939 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey.
USS Sangamon (AO-28, later AVG-26, ACV-26, and CVE-26)
WEBUSS Sangamon (AO-28) was originally laid down in March 1939 as oiler tanker Esso Trenton at Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Kearny, New Jersey. Commissioned on October 23, 1940, she...
Escort Carrier Photo Index: USS SANGAMON (ACV-26) - NavSource
WEBJul 15, 2024 · The pilot of a Japanese Zeke fighter that was shot down after trying to bomb USS Sangamon (CVE-26) is transferred to the carrier's sick bay after his rescue by USS Trathen (DD-530) off Leyte, 20 October 1944.
WEBthe Sangamon was classified as a CVE, she constituted a considerable increase in size over the early baby flattops. She was 553 feet long, displaced 12,500 tons and had a gross
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