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USS Savo Island (CVE-78) was the twenty-fourth of fifty Casablanca-class escort carriers built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was named to memorialize the U.S. casualties of the Battle of Savo Island, which was fought as part of the Guadalcanal campaign. The ship was launched in December 1943, commissioned in February 1944, and served as a frontline carrier throughout the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign and the Philippines campaign. During the Battle of Okinawa, she provided air cover for the replenishment carrier fleet. Postwar, she participated in Operation Magic Carpet, repatriating U.S. servicemen from throughout the Pacific. She was decommissioned in December 1946, when she was mothballed in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. Ultimately, she was sold for scrapping in

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  • L’USS Savo Island (CVE-78) est un porte-avions d'escorte de classe Casablanca de l'US Navy construit à partir de 1943 par Kaiser Shipyards à Vancouver et mis en service en février 1944. Il est nommé en mémoire de la bataille de l'île de Savo dans les Salomon le 9 août 1942 ; c'est le seul navire américain à porter ce nom. (fr)
  • USS Savo Island (CVE-78) was the twenty-fourth of fifty Casablanca-class escort carriers built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was named to memorialize the U.S. casualties of the Battle of Savo Island, which was fought as part of the Guadalcanal campaign. The ship was launched in December 1943, commissioned in February 1944, and served as a frontline carrier throughout the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign and the Philippines campaign. During the Battle of Okinawa, she provided air cover for the replenishment carrier fleet. Postwar, she participated in Operation Magic Carpet, repatriating U.S. servicemen from throughout the Pacific. She was decommissioned in December 1946, when she was mothballed in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. Ultimately, she was sold for scrapping in February 1960. (en)
  • サボ・アイランド (USS Savo Island, CVE-78) は、アメリカ海軍の護衛空母。カサブランカ級航空母艦の24番艦。艦名はサボ島に因んで命名された。 (ja)
  • Авіаносець «Саво Айленд» (англ. USS Savo Island (CVE-78)) - ескортний авіаносець США часів Другої світової війни, типу «Касабланка». (uk)
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  • 1944-02-03 (xsd:date)
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  • 1946-12-12 (xsd:date)
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  • 1943-09-27 (xsd:date)
dbo:shipLaunch
  • 1943-12-22 (xsd:date)
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  • Sold for scrap, 29 February 1960
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  • 1122906309 (xsd:integer)
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dbp:isShip
  • yes (en)
dbp:operations
  • *Mariana and Palau Islands campaign *Battle off Samar *Battle of Mindoro *Battle of Lingayen Gulf *Battle of Okinawa *Operation Magic Carpet (en)
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  • *United States Pacific Fleet *Atlantic Reserve Fleet (en)
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  • 27 (xsd:integer)
dbp:shipAircraftFacilities
  • *1 × catapult *2 × elevators (en)
dbp:shipAwarded
  • 1942-06-18 (xsd:date)
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dbp:shipCommissioned
  • 1944-02-03 (xsd:date)
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  • *Total: 910 – 916 officers and men **Embarked Squadron: 50 – 56 **Ship's Crew: 860 (en)
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  • United States (en)
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  • 1946-12-12 (xsd:date)
dbp:shipFate
  • 0001-03-01 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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  • 4 (xsd:integer)
dbp:shipIdentification
  • Hull symbol: CVE-78 (en)
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  • 1943-09-27 (xsd:date)
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  • 1943-12-22 (xsd:date)
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  • *Kaita Bay *Savo Island (en)
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  • *Kaita Bay, Territory of Alaska *Battle of Savo Island (en)
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  • as a Type S4-S2-BB3 hull, MCE hull 1115 (en)
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  • at (en)
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  • 1946-05-08 (xsd:date)
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  • L’USS Savo Island (CVE-78) est un porte-avions d'escorte de classe Casablanca de l'US Navy construit à partir de 1943 par Kaiser Shipyards à Vancouver et mis en service en février 1944. Il est nommé en mémoire de la bataille de l'île de Savo dans les Salomon le 9 août 1942 ; c'est le seul navire américain à porter ce nom. (fr)
  • サボ・アイランド (USS Savo Island, CVE-78) は、アメリカ海軍の護衛空母。カサブランカ級航空母艦の24番艦。艦名はサボ島に因んで命名された。 (ja)
  • Авіаносець «Саво Айленд» (англ. USS Savo Island (CVE-78)) - ескортний авіаносець США часів Другої світової війни, типу «Касабланка». (uk)
  • USS Savo Island (CVE-78) was the twenty-fourth of fifty Casablanca-class escort carriers built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was named to memorialize the U.S. casualties of the Battle of Savo Island, which was fought as part of the Guadalcanal campaign. The ship was launched in December 1943, commissioned in February 1944, and served as a frontline carrier throughout the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign and the Philippines campaign. During the Battle of Okinawa, she provided air cover for the replenishment carrier fleet. Postwar, she participated in Operation Magic Carpet, repatriating U.S. servicemen from throughout the Pacific. She was decommissioned in December 1946, when she was mothballed in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. Ultimately, she was sold for scrapping in (en)
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  • USS Savo Island (CVE-78) (fr)
  • サボ・アイランド (護衛空母) (ja)
  • USS Savo Island (en)
  • USS Savo Island (CVE-78) (uk)
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  • *Kaita Bay (en)
  • *Savo Island (en)
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