USS Bismarck Sea

USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) was the fortieth of fifty Casablanca-class escort carriers built to serve the United States Navy during World War II; she was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. Completed in May 1944, she served in support of the Philippines campaign, and the landings on Iwo Jima. On 21 February 1945, she sank off of Iwo Jima due to two Japanese kamikaze attacks, killing 318 crewmen. Notably, she was the last aircraft carrier in U.S. commission to sink due to enemy action.

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speed 19 knot, 
Casablanca-class escort carrier, escort carrier, Kaiser Shipyards, United States Navy, 

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  USS Bismarck Sea ⓘ
  1944 Casablanca-class escort carrier

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World War II Q362

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ship launching

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keel laying

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ship commissioning

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USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) explodes after being hit by a Kamikaze off Iwo Jima, February 1945

USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) loading Douglas SBD Dauntless bombers from a barge, circa in 1944 (NH 78142)

USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) at anchor in Majuro Atoll, circa in 1944

Crash on USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95)

The heavyness of the sea burying the bow of USS Bismarck Sea

80-G-335103 (23946184471)

Jim Costa with Albert Henderson

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		USS Bismarck Sea	escort carrier, Casablanca-class escort carrier	Wikidata
commons	image		USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) explodes after being hit by a Kamikaze off Iwo Jima, February 1945		Commons
commons	image		USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) loading Douglas SBD Dauntless bombers from a barge, circa in 1944 (NH 78142)		Commons
commons	image		USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) at anchor in Majuro Atoll, circa in 1944		Commons
commons	image		Crash on USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95)		Commons
commons	image		The heavyness of the sea burying the bow of USS Bismarck Sea		Commons
commons	image		80-G-335103 (23946184471)		Commons
commons	image		Jim Costa with Albert Henderson		Commons