USS Altamaha

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USS Altamaha (AVG-18/ACV-18/CVE-18) was an escort aircraft carrier in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for the Altamaha River in Georgia.

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CVE-18; CVE-18
speed 18 knot, 
Bogue-class escort carrier, escort carrier, United States Navy


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    1941-12-19T00:00:00Z
    1941-12-19T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
    1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
    1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
    1946-09-27T00:00:00Z
    1946-09-27T00:00:00Z
    ship decommissioning
    1942-09-15T00:00:00Z
    1942-09-15T00:00:00Z
    ship commissioning
    1942-05-22T00:00:00Z
    1942-05-22T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
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    USS Altamaha (CVE-18) transporting aircraft off San Francisco, California (USA), on 16 July 1943 (NH 106575)USS Altamaha (CVE-18) transporting aircraft off San Francisco, California (USA), on 16 July 1943 (NH 106575)
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    USS Altamaha (CVE-18) transporting aircraft off San Francisco, California (USA), 16 July 1943 (80-G-74432)USS Altamaha (CVE-18) transporting aircraft off San Francisco, California (USA), 16 July 1943 (80-G-74432)
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    USS Altamaha (CVE-18) operating with blimp K-29 on 29 February 1944 (80-G-220074)USS Altamaha (CVE-18) operating with blimp K-29 on 29 February 1944 (80-G-220074)
    F6F making rocket assisted takeoff from USS Altamaha (CVE-18) 1944F6F making rocket assisted takeoff from USS Altamaha (CVE-18) 1944