USS Cape Gloucester
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uss-cape-gloucester-167-11581577
title:
USS Cape Gloucester
text:
USS Cape Gloucester was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy, in service from 5 March 1945 to 5 November 1946. 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 due to their origin as tankers 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
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encyclopedia
description:
Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the US Navy
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cape_Gloucester
date created:
2004-03-08T11:55:18Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T11:58:00Z
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13
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