| 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. |
Commands listed for USS Core (CVE 13)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Marshall Raymond Greer, USN | 10 Dec 1942 | Sep 1943 |
| 2 | Capt. James Rogers Dudley, USN | Sep 1943 | 12 Oct 1944 |
| 3 | Capt. Robert Selden Purvis, Jr., USN | 12 Oct 1944 | Aug 1945 |
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Noteable 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. (see map)
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). (see map)
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. (see map)
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. (see map)
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