| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Escort carrier |
| Class | Sangamon |
| Pennant | CVE 28 |
| Built by | Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 18 Jul 1938 |
| Launched | 1 Apr 1939 |
| Commissioned | 19 Sep 1942 |
| End service | 14 Aug 1946 |
| History | Launched as the Esso New Orleans. Aquired by the US Navy on 31 May 1941 and commissioned on 20 June 1941 as AO-31. Decomissioned for conversion 16 March 1942. Converted at Bethlehem, Staten Island and commissioned on 19 September 1942. Damaged by an aircraft crash on 9 April 1945. Decommissioned 14 August 1946. Stricken 1 March 1959. Sold 12 February 1960 and scrapped in 1962. |
Commands listed for USS Chenango (CVE 28)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Cdr. William Harold Mays, USN | 20 Jun 1941 | 16 Mar 1942 | |
| 2 | T/Capt. Ben Harrison Wyatt, USN | 19 Sep 1942 | 1 Oct 1943 | |
| 3 | T/Capt. Dixwell Ketcham, USN | 1 Oct 1943 | 13 Aug 1944 | |
| 4 | Cdr. George van Deurs, USN | 13 Aug 1944 | 2 May 1945 | |
| 5 | Cdr. Harry Donald Felt, USN | 2 May 1945 | 13 Jan 1946 | |
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