| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Escort carrier |
| Class | Bogue |
| Pennant | CVE 12 |
| Built by | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 18 Jun 1941 |
| Launched | 21 Oct 1941 |
| Commissioned | 15 Jun 1942 |
| End service | 5 Jul 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 5 July 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Copahee (CVE 12)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Capt. John Gerald Farrell, USN | 15 Jun 1942 | 5 May 1943 (1) |
| 2 | T/Capt. Ralph Edward Jennings, USN | 5 May 1943 | 21 Jan 1944 (1) |
| 3 | T/Capt. Dale Harris, USN | 21 Jan 1944 | 1 Aug 1944 (1) |
| 4 | T/Capt. William James Mullins, USN | 1 Aug 1944 | 27 Aug 1945 (1) |
| 5 | T/Capt. William Henry Ashford, Jr., USN | 27 Aug 1945 | 7 Jul 1946 (1) |
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Notable events involving Copahee include:
31 Dec 1943
Around 1600L/31, HMAS Vendetta (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Mesley, RAN) made rendezvous with USS Copahee (T/Capt. R.E. Jennings, USN). Course was then set for Brisbane where they arrived around 1230L/1. (2)
3 Jan 1944
Around 1300L/3, HMAS Vendetta (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Mesley, RAN) departed Brisbane to escort USS Copahee (T/Capt. R.E. Jennings, USN) eastwards from Moreton Bay. The ships joined company around 1545L/3.
They parted company around 1200L/4. (3)
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Sources
- http://www.navsource.org/archives/03/012co.htm
- Report of proceedings of HMAS Vendetta for December 1943 + Report of proceedings of HMAS Vendetta for January 1944
- Report of proceedings of HMAS Vendetta for January 1944 + War Diary of USS Copahee for January 1944
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