Allied Warships

USS Core (CVE 13)

Escort carrier of the Bogue class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Escort carrier
Class	Bogue
Pennant	CVE 13
Built by	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.)
Ordered
Laid down	2 Jan 1942
Launched	15 May 1942
Commissioned	10 Dec 1942
End service	4 Oct 1946
History	Decommissioned 4 October 1946. Redesignated as a utility carrier (CVU 13) on 1 July 1958 and reactivated as aircraft transport on the same date. Underwent transport conversion and operated with a civilian crew as T-CVU 13. Redesignated as an aviation transport (T-AKV 41) on 7 May 1959. Placed out of service on 25 November 1969. Stricken 15 September 1970. Sold and scrapped in 1971.

Commands listed for USS Core (CVE 13)

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/Capt. Marshall Raymond Greer, USN	10 Dec 1942	Sep 1943 (1)
2	T/Capt. James Rogers Dudley, USN	Sep 1943	12 Oct 1944 (1)
3	T/Capt. Robert Selden Purvis, Jr., USN	12 Oct 1944	4 Sep 1945 (1)

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Notable events involving Core include:

13 Jul 1943
German U-boat U-487 was sunk in the central Atlantic in position 27°15'N, 38°05'W by five Avenger and Wildcat aircraft of the American escort carrier USS Core.

16 Jul 1943
German U-boat U-67 was sunk in the Sargasso Sea, in position 30°05'N, 44°17'W, by depth charges from an Avenger aircraft of the US escort carrier USS Core (VC-13).

24 Aug 1943
German U-boat U-185 was sunk in the mid-Atlantic, in position 27?00'N, 37?06'W, by depth charges from 3 Avenger and Wildcat aircraft of the American escort carrier USS Core.

20 Oct 1943
German U-boat U-378 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 47°40'N, 28°27'W, by depth charges from Avenger and Wildcat aircraft (VC 13) of the US escort carrier USS Core.