U.S.S. Gambier Bay
CVE-73
1944
(Neptun 1321)
(Painted by Dave Shadell)
- Class: Casablanca - 50 escort carriers of 1942
- Displacement: 7,800 tons
- Dimensions: 490(wl) 512.25(oa) x 65.5 (108 max) x 19.75 ft.
- Machinery: 1-shaft reciprocating, S.H.P. 9,000 = 19.25 knots
- Armament: 1-5"/38 (1x1), 16-40mm (8x2) A.A. guns
- Aircraft: 28
- Complement: 860
- Builder: Kaiser, Vancouver WA
- Keel Laid: 10 Jul 1943
- Launched: 22 Nov 1943
- Commissioned: 28 Dec 1943
- Notes: Sunk by Japanese surface forces off Samar 25 Oct 1944 during Battle for Leyte Gulf.
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