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Allied Warships

USS Core (CVE 13)

Escort carrier of the Bogue class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeEscort carrier
ClassBogue 
PennantCVE 13 
Built bySeattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down2 Jan, 1942 
Launched15 May, 1942 
Commissioned10 Dec, 1942 
End service4 Oct, 1946 
Loss position
 
HistoryDecommissioned 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. 

Noteable events involving Core include:

13 Jul, 1943
The German submarine U-487 was sunk in the central Atlantic in position 27º15'N, 38º05'W by five Avenger and Wildcat aircraft of the American escort carrier USS Core. (see map)

16 Jul, 1943
The German submarine U-67 was sunk in the Sargasso Sea, in position 30º05'N, 44º17'W, by depth charges from an Avenger aircraft of the US escort carrier USS Core (VC-13). (see map)

24 Aug, 1943
The German submarine U-185 was sunk in the mid-Atlantic, in position 27º00'N, 37º06'W, by depth charges from 3 Avenger and Wildcat aircraft of the American escort carrier USS Core. (see map)

20 Oct, 1943
The German submarine U-378 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 47º40'N, 28º27'W, by depth charges from Avenger and Wildcat aircraft (VC 13) of the US escort carrier USS Core. (see map)


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