Fighting the U-boats

Escort Carriers

USS Guadalcanal

The history of a Casablanca class escort carrier in the Battle of the Atlantic.

prepared by Don Baker


1 - Commissioning USS Guadalcanal

Construction and commission.


2 - Training for Battle

The ship and crew finish their preparations for battle, make the first landing etc.


3 - The first ASW Cruise

The ups and downs of the maiden patrol


- Night Flying Initiated

Captain Gallery became the first CVE commander to successfully try night flying operations.


- The U-505 Episode

Capture of U-505, the final patrols and her final fate.


USS Guadalcanal CVE-60

Bibliography

Twenty Million Tons Under the Sea
Rear Admiral Daniel V. Gallery, USN
Henry Regnery Company
Chicago, 1956

Hunter-Killer
William T. Y'Blood
Naval Institute Press
Annapolis, Maryland

USS Guadalcanal Memory Log
Private Printing

USS Guadalcanal Deck Logs
National Archives, Washington, DC

Personal Records of the Author


Allied Navies