Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Escort carrier |
Class | Bogue |
Pennant | CVE 25 |
Built by | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 15 Apr 1942 |
Launched | 23 Aug 1942 |
Commissioned | 9 Apr 1943 |
End service | 20 May 1946 |
History | Decommissioned 20 May 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Croatan (ii) (CVE 25)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Capt. John Ballachey Lyon, USN | 28 Apr 1943 | 23 Nov 1943 |
2 | T/Capt. John Pinckney Wheeler Vest, USN | 23 Nov 1943 | 16 Nov 1944 |
3 | T/Capt. Kenneth Craig, USN | 16 Nov 1944 | 15 Sep 1945 |
4 | T/Capt. Paul David Stroop, USN | 15 Sep 1945 | 13 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Croatan (ii) include:
12 Jun 1944
German U-boat U-490 was sunk north-west of the Azores in position 42°47'N, 40°08'W by depth charges from the US escort carrier USS Croatan, and depth charges from the destroyer escorts USS Frost, USS Huse and USS Inch.
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