USS Block Island

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USS Block Island (CVE-21/AVG-21/ACV-21) was a Bogue-class escort carrier for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first of two escort carriers named after Block Island Sound off Rhode Island and was the only American carrier sunk in the Atlantic during the war.

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ACV-21; CVE-21; CVE-21
length 151.1 metre, speed 16.5 knot, speed 18 knot, draft 7.1 metre, 
escort carrier, Bogue-class escort carrier, United States Navy, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, 

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  • USS Block Island ⓘ
    1942 Bogue-class escort carrier
  • USS Eugene E. Elmore ⓘ
    1943 Rudderow-class destroyer escort
  • U-549 ⓘ
    1943 Type IX submarine
1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
World War II Q362
1942-01-19T00:00:00Z
1942-01-19T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1943-03-08T00:00:00Z
1943-03-08T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1942-05-01T00:00:00Z
1942-05-01T00:00:00Z
ship launching
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USS Block Island (CVE-21) arrives in Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK), on 7 September 1943 (80-G-5552)USS Block Island (CVE-21) arrives in Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK), on 7 September 1943 (80-G-5552)
USS Block Island (CVE-21) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 3 February 1944 (80-G-215495)USS Block Island (CVE-21) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 3 February 1944 (80-G-215495)
USS Block Island (CVE-21) underway Atlantic Ocean on 15 October 1943 (NH 106576)USS Block Island (CVE-21) underway Atlantic Ocean on 15 October 1943 (NH 106576)
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USS Block Island (CVE-21) after being torpedoed in the Atlantic Ocean, 29 May 1944USS Block Island (CVE-21) after being torpedoed in the Atlantic Ocean, 29 May 1944
USS Block Island (CVE-21) sinking in the Atlantic Ocean, 29 May 1944USS Block Island (CVE-21) sinking in the Atlantic Ocean, 29 May 1944
Crewmen of the sunken USS Block Island (CVE-21) at Casablanca, Morocco, June 1944Crewmen of the sunken USS Block Island (CVE-21) at Casablanca, Morocco, June 1944
Officers of USS Block Island (CVE-21) at Casablanca, Morocco, in June 1944Officers of USS Block Island (CVE-21) at Casablanca, Morocco, in June 1944
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    objectwatercraftUSS Block IslandBogue-class escort carrier, escort carrierWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS Eugene E. Elmoredestroyer escort, Rudderow-class destroyer escortWikidata
    objectwatercraft1943U-549Type IX submarine, U-boatWikidata
    commonsimageUSS Block Island (CVE-21) arrives in Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK), on 7 September 1943 (80-G-5552) Commons
    commonsimageUSS Block Island (CVE-21) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 3 February 1944 (80-G-215495) Commons
    commonsimageUSS Block Island (CVE-21) underway Atlantic Ocean on 15 October 1943 (NH 106576) Commons
    commonsimageU-66 Gerettet 2 Commons
    commonsimageUSS Block Island (CVE-21) after being torpedoed in the Atlantic Ocean, 29 May 1944 Commons
    commonsimageUSS Block Island (CVE-21) sinking in the Atlantic Ocean, 29 May 1944 Commons
    commonsimageCrewmen of the sunken USS Block Island (CVE-21) at Casablanca, Morocco, June 1944 Commons
    commonsimageOfficers of USS Block Island (CVE-21) at Casablanca, Morocco, in June 1944 Commons
    commonsimage8819770020104i Commons
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