USS Liscombe Bay (CVE-56) Escort Carrier (1943)
The USS Liscombe Bay was tragically sunk by a Japanese submarine on November 24th, 1943 with the loss of 644 of her crew.
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Specifications for the
USS Liscombe Bay (CVE-56)
Escort Carrier
Country of Origin: United States
Initial Year of Service: 1943
Operators: United States
Crew: 916
Length: 512.3ft (156.15m)
Beam: 65.2ft (19.87m)
Draught: 22.5ft (6.86m)
Displacement: 7,800tons
Machinery: 4 x boilers developing 285psi; 2 x Reciprocating Skinner Unaflow engines developing 9,000 shaft horsepower; 2 x propeller shafts.
Surface Speed: 20kts (23mph)
Range: 11,783miles (18,963km)
Armament:
1 x 5" (127mm) /38 caliber Dual-Purpose (DP) main gun.
16 x 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft cannons in eight dual mountings (8x2).
20 x 20mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons in single mountings.
Air Arm: 28 aircraft of various types.
Ship Class: Casablanco-class
Number-in-Class: 50
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