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<ol>Bogue Class Escort Carrier<br/> | <ol>Bogue Class Escort Carrier<br/> | ||
Keel Laid January | Keel Laid 19 January 1942 as Aircraft Escort Vessel (AVG)<br/> | ||
Named March | Named 19 March 1942<br/> | ||
Acquired U.S. Navy May | Acquired U.S. Navy 1 May 1942<br/> | ||
Launched June | Launched 6 June 1942<br/> | ||
Reclassified Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier (ACV) August | Reclassified Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier (ACV) 20 August 1942<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USS BLOCK ISLAND ACV-21'''<br/> | <li>'''USS BLOCK ISLAND ACV-21'''<br/> | ||
Commissioned March | Commissioned 8 March 1943<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21'''<br/> | <li>'''USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21'''<br/> | ||
Reclassified Escort Carrier (CVE) July | Reclassified Escort Carrier (CVE) 15 July 1943<br/> | ||
SUNK | SUNK by Torpedoes 29 May 1944 by German Submarine U-549<br/> | ||
10 of her crew were lost and remain on duty<br/><br/> | 10 of her crew were lost and remain on duty<br/><br/> | ||
Stricken June | Stricken 28 June 1944 | ||
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range for covers on that page. | range for covers on that page. | ||
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<li> | <li> [[USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21_Covers_Page_1 | USS Block Island CVE-21 Covers Page 1]] (1943)</li> | ||
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<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th> | <th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th> | ||
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1943-04-08 | |||
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ACV-21. Censored sailor's mail. From the Tom Kean collection. | |||
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Locy Type 2z* | |||
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1943-08-11 | |||
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CVE-21. Official Business. | |||
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<h3>Other Information</h3> | <h3>Other Information</h3> | ||
USS BLOCK ISLAND earned the American Campaign Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/> | |||
'''NAMESAKE''' - A sound, a long, broad arm of an ocean, that lies east of Long Island, N.Y., and south of Rhode Island. It takes its name from Block Island which it separates from the Rhode Island coast.<br/><br/> | |||
'''NAMESAKE''' - A sound, a long, broad arm of an ocean, that lies east of Long Island, N.Y., and south of Rhode Island. It takes its name from Block Island which it separates from the Rhode Island coast. | The ships sponsor was Mrs. H. B. Hutchinson. | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:17, 12 March 2019
Ship Name and Designation History
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Keel Laid 19 January 1942 as Aircraft Escort Vessel (AVG) Named 19 March 1942 Acquired U.S. Navy 1 May 1942 Launched 6 June 1942 Reclassified Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier (ACV) 20 August 1942 |
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Locy Type 2z* |
1943-04-08 |
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ACV-21. Censored sailor's mail. From the Tom Kean collection.
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Locy Type 2z* |
1943-08-11 |
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CVE-21. Official Business.
Other Information
USS BLOCK ISLAND earned the American Campaign Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - A sound, a long, broad arm of an ocean, that lies east of Long Island, N.Y., and south of Rhode Island. It takes its name from Block Island which it separates from the Rhode Island coast.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. H. B. Hutchinson.
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