USS Sable
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uss-sable-166-9039679
title:
USS Sable
text:
USS Sable (IX-81) was a United States Navy training ship during World War II, originally built as the passenger ship Greater Buffalo, a sidewheel excursion steamboat. She was purchased by the Navy in 1942 and converted to a training aircraft carrier to be used on the Great Lakes. She lacked a hangar deck, elevators, or armament and was not a true warship, but she provided advanced training of naval aviators in carrier takeoffs and landings. On her first day of service, 59 pilots became qualified
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
US Navy training ship in service 1943-1945
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Sable
date created:
2005-06-22T22:50:43Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T20:35:35Z
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fields total:
13
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