USS Anzio

USS Anzio (ACV/CVE/CVHE-57), known as Coral Sea until September 1944, was the third of fifty Casablanca-class escort carriers built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first Navy vessel to be named after the Battle of the Coral Sea, a major naval engagement in the Pacific War and the Battle of Anzio, of the wider Italian theater. In December 1942, she was laid down in Vancouver, Washington, by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Company. In January 1943, she was named Alikula Bay, renamed Coral Sea in April, launched in May, and commissioned in August. She participated in the Battle of Makin, the Battle of Kwajalein, the Battle of Saipan, and the Western New Guinea campaign. In September 1944, she was renamed Anzio, under which she took part in the Philippines campaign, the Battle of Iwo Jima, and the Battle of Okinawa. Post-war, she participated in Operation Magic Carpet, repatriating U.S. servicemen from around the Pacific. She was decommissioned in July 1946 and mothballed in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. Ultimately, she was sold for scrap in 1959.

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

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World War II Q362

1942-12-12T00:00:00Z

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keel laying

1946-08-05T00:00:00Z

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ship decommissioning

1943-05-01T00:00:00Z

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ship launching

1943-08-27T00:00:00Z

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ship commissioning

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Frameless

USS Anzio (CVE-57) lies at Shanghai, China, 1 December 1945

USS Coral Sea (CVE-57) 1943-1944

USS Coral Sea (CVE-57) 1943-1944

USS Anzio (CVE-57) at Pearl Harbor on on 5 October 1944 (80-G-380924)

USS Anzio (CVE-57) rolling heavily during Typhoon Cobra, 17 December 1944 (80-G-298079)

USS ANZIO (CVE-57) (ex-CORAL SEA) (50984814758)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Anzio (CVE-57) lies at Shanghai, China, 1 December 1945		Commons
commons	image		USS Coral Sea (CVE-57) 1943-1944		Commons
commons	image		USS Coral Sea (CVE-57) 1943-1944		Commons
commons	image		USS Anzio (CVE-57) at Pearl Harbor on on 5 October 1944 (80-G-380924)		Commons
commons	image		USS Anzio (CVE-57) rolling heavily during Typhoon Cobra, 17 December 1944 (80-G-298079)		Commons
commons	image		USS ANZIO (CVE-57) (ex-CORAL SEA) (50984814758)		Commons