USS Casablanca

USS Casablanca (AVG/ACV/CVE-55) was the first of fifty Casablanca-class escort carriers built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after the Naval Battle of Casablanca, conducted as a part of the wider Operation Torch, which pitted the United States Navy against the remnants of the French Navy controlled by Vichy France. The American victory cleared the way for the seizure of the port of Casablanca as well as the Allied occupation of French Morocco. The ship was launched in April 1943, commissioned in July, and served as a training and transport carrier throughout the war. Postwar, she participated in Operation Magic Carpet, repatriating U.S. servicemen from throughout the Pacific. She was decommissioned in June 1946, when she was mothballed in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. She was sold for scrap in April 1947.

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1942-11-03T00:00:00Z

1942-11-03T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1943-07-08T00:00:00Z

1943-07-08T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1946-06-10T00:00:00Z

1946-06-10T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1943-04-05T00:00:00Z

1943-04-05T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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USS Casablanca (CVE-55) in Puget Sound, circa in July 1943 (NH 106580)

Dirigible escort, U.S.S. Casablanca. August 8, 1943. CPhoM. C.W. Overhulser. (Navy)-NARA FILE -- 080-CASA-71-WAR & CONFLICT BOOK -- 957 HD-SN-99-02616

USS Casablanca (ACV-55) about to be launched on 5 April 1943 (NH 75634)

USS Casablanca (CVE-55) underway at sea on 2 March 1945 (80-G-320296)

Liberty party returns to USS Casablanca (CVE-55) off Manus on 19 April 1945 (80-CASA-618)

USS Casablanca CVE-55 with P-47Ns

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Drachinifel page@		Wikidata
commons	image		USS Casablanca (CVE-55) in Puget Sound, circa in July 1943 (NH 106580)		Commons
commons	image		Dirigible escort, U.S.S. Casablanca. August 8, 1943. CPhoM. C.W. Overhulser. (Navy)-NARA FILE -- 080-CASA-71-WAR & CONFLICT BOOK -- 957 HD-SN-99-02616		Commons
commons	image		USS Casablanca (ACV-55) about to be launched on 5 April 1943 (NH 75634)		Commons
commons	image		USS Casablanca (CVE-55) underway at sea on 2 March 1945 (80-G-320296)		Commons
commons	image		Liberty party returns to USS Casablanca (CVE-55) off Manus on 19 April 1945 (80-CASA-618)		Commons
commons	image		USS Casablanca CVE-55 with P-47Ns		Commons