| 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 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 20 May 1946. Redesignated as a utility carrier (CVU 25) on 1 July 1958 and reactivated as aircraft transport the same date. Underwent transport conversion and operated with a civilian crew as T-CVU 25. Redesignated as an aviation transport (T-AKV 43) on 7 May 1959. Served as an experimental ship under NASA control from October 1964 until May 1965. In May 1965 she resumed aircraft transport duties.<>/br> Placed out of service 23 October 1969. Stricken 15 September 1970. Sold and scrapped in 1971. |
| Noteable events involving Croatan (ii) include: 12 Jun, 1944 |