antisubmarine aircraft escort
101USS White Plains (CVE-66) — was an Casablanca class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was laid down on 11 February 1943 at Vancouver, Washington, by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Inc., under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1103) as Elbour Bay (ACV… …
102USS Hoggatt Bay (CVE-75) — was a Casablanca class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was launched under Maritime Commission contract by Kaiser Co. Inc., Vancouver, Washington, on 4 December 1943. Originally classified AVG 75, she had been reclassified ACV 75 on… …
103USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) — The USS Mission Bay (CVE 59) was a sclass|Casablanca|escort carrier of the United States Navy. Named for Mission Bay, California, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.Originally scheduled to be built as AVG 59, USS Mission Bay (CVE …
104USS Beale (DD-471) — USS Beale (DD/DDE 471), a . On the 22d, another kamikaze crossed her sights, but again her efforts to thwart him succeeded only partially. Though diverted from Beale , he struck LCI 105 in nearby waters.At that point, danger loomed from a… …
105USS Wilkes (DD-441) — USS Wilkes (DD 441), a sclass|Gleaves|destroyer, was the 3rd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charles Wilkes, who was an American naval officer and explorer. Wilkes was laid down on 1 November 1939 by the Boston Navy Yard, launched… …
106USS Bausell (DD-845) — Career …
107USS Thomas J. Gary (DE-326) — was an sclass|Edsall|destroyer escort. The ship was named for Seaman 2d Class Thomas Jones Gary. The ship was renamed Thomas J. Gary on 1 January 1945 to free the name for planned light cruiser USS|Gary|CL 147.Gary (DE 326) was laid down on 15… …
108USS Weber (DE-675) — USS Weber (DE 675/APD 75) was a sclass|Buckley|destroyer escort of the United States Navy, named in honor of Ensign Frederick T. Weber (1916–1942), a naval aviator who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for heroism during the Battle of… …
109World War I — the war fought mainly in Europe and the Middle East, between the Central Powers and the Allies, beginning on July 28, 1914, and ending on November 11, 1918, with the collapse of the Central Powers. Abbr.: WWI Also called Great War, War of the… …
110Destroyer — For other uses, see Destroyer (disambiguation). USS Winston S.Churchill, a US Navy Arleigh Burke class destroyer. In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet …
