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USS Saidor (CVE-117) was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy.
 USS Saidor (CVE-117) c. 1945 | |
| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Saidor |
| Namesake | Landing at Saidor |
| Builder | Todd Pacific Shipyards |
| Laid down | 29 September 1944 |
| Launched | 17 March 1945 |
| Commissioned | 4 September 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 12 September 1947 |
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| Stricken | 1 December 1970 |
| Fate | Sold 22 October 1971, and scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier |
| Displacement | 10,900 tons (standard), 24,100 tons (full load)[1] |
| Length | 557 ft (169.77 m) |
| Draft | 32 ft (9.75 m) |
| Propulsion | 2-shaft 16,000 shp (12,000 kW); Allis-Chambers, Geared Turbines |
| Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Complement | 1,066 officers and men |
| Armament | 2 × 5 in (130 mm) guns, 36 × 40 mm guns |
| Aircraft carried | 34 |
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Originally named the Saltery Bay, she was renamed on 5 June 1944, was laid down on 29 September 1944 by Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Tacoma, Washington; launched on 17 March 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Walter F. Boone; and commissioned on 4 September 1945, Capt. A. P. Storrs in command.
Following shakedown off the United States west coast, she served at Pearl Harbor from 12 December 1945 to 20 March 1946. Sailing via the Panama Canal, she operated at Norfolk, Va., from 16 April to 22 April, before returning via the Panama Canal to the west coast. Departing San Diego on 6 May, Saidor arrived at Bikini on the 24th to serve as a photographic laboratory for the atomic bomb testing program, Operation Crossroads. She processed film, documenting the destructive power of atomic weapons on selected targets at various ranges, during the nuclear explosions of 1 July and 25 July. She departed Bikini on 4 August and returned to San Diego where she remained into 1947, when she began inactivation.
Saidor was decommissioned on 12 September 1947 and berthed with the Pacific Reserve Fleet at San Diego. Reclassified CVHE-117 on 12 June 1955, and AKV-17 on 7 May 1959, she remained in the Reserve Fleet until 1 December 1970 when she was struck from the Navy list. She was sold to American Ship Dismantlers, Portland, Oreg., for scrapping on 22 October 1971.
References
- Silverstone, Paul H. (1965). US Warships of World War II. USA: Naval Institute Press. p. 444. ISBN 0-87021-773-9.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
External links
- Photo gallery at navsource.org
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[de] USS Saidor (CVE-117)
Die USS Saidor (CVE-117), war ein amerikanischer Geleitflugzeugträger der Commencement Bay-Klasse. Die Saidor beruhte auf dem Entwurf eines großen Tankers, wurde aber von Anfang an als Geleitflugzeugträger konzipiert.- [en] USS Saidor
[fr] USS Saidor (CVE-117)
L’USS Saidor (CVE-117) est un porte-avions d'escorte de la classe Commencement Bay lancé en 1945. Il n'a pas eu le temps de servir durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale et a surtout participé aux essais nucléaires de 1946 en tant que transport d'avions photographiques.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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