USS Suwannee (CVE-27)
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uss-suwannee-cve-27-167-898195
title:
USS Suwannee (CVE-27)
text:
USS Suwannee (CVE-27), was built as the civilian oiler Markay, in 1939, before being acquired by the US Navy, in 1941, and renamed Suwannee (AO-33), after the tradition of naming fleet oilers after rivers. In 1942, she was converted to a Sangamon-class escort carrier. Originally classified as an "Aircraft Escort Vessel", AVG-27, on 14 February 1942, she was reclassified an "Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier", ACV-27, 20 August 1942, before finally being classified as an "Escort Carrier", CVE-27, 15 Jul
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Sangamon class escort carrier
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Suwannee_(CVE-27)
date created:
2004-02-11T05:39:49Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T09:33:33Z
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