USS Block Island

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USS Block Island was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. The Commencement Bay class were built during World War II, and were an improvement over the earlier Sangamon class, which were converted from oil tankers. They were capable of carrying an air group of 33 planes and were armed with an anti-aircraft battery of 5 in (127 mm), 40 mm (1.6 in), and 20 mm (0.8 in) guns. The ships were capable of a top speed of 19 knots, and due to their origin as tankers, had extensive fuel storage.

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Commencement Bay-class escort carrier, escort carrier, United States Navy, Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation, 

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    1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
    1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
    World War II Q362
    1943-10-25T00:00:00Z
    1943-10-25T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
    1944-06-10T00:00:00Z
    1944-06-10T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
    1954-08-27T00:00:00Z
    1954-08-27T00:00:00Z
    ship decommissioning
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    USS Block Island (CVE-106) underway at sea, in the early 1950sUSS Block Island (CVE-106) underway at sea, in the early 1950s
    Piasecki HUP of HU-2 rescues pilot near USS Block Island (CVE-106) on 12 August 1953Piasecki HUP of HU-2 rescues pilot near USS Block Island (CVE-106) on 12 August 1953
    CVE-106 Block Island - DPLA - 7434ee94aa248ed71d06c6cdb2a7197dCVE-106 Block Island - DPLA - 7434ee94aa248ed71d06c6cdb2a7197d
    CVE-106 Block Island - DPLA - 381c02afd63376ecd99abf9b98215944CVE-106 Block Island - DPLA - 381c02afd63376ecd99abf9b98215944
    CVE-106 Block Island - DPLA - 5f7703fc616ca14c677065b70f526dc6CVE-106 Block Island - DPLA - 5f7703fc616ca14c677065b70f526dc6
    USS Block Island (CVE-106) at anchor, in 1945USS Block Island (CVE-106) at anchor, in 1945
    USS Block Island (CVE-106) underway on 13 January 1945USS Block Island (CVE-106) underway on 13 January 1945
    USS Block Island (CVE-106) in MS-33 18A camouflageUSS Block Island (CVE-106) in MS-33 18A camouflage
    F6F-5N Hellcat of VMF-511 on USS Block Island (CVE-106) in February 1945F6F-5N Hellcat of VMF-511 on USS Block Island (CVE-106) in February 1945
    F4U-1D VMF-511 on USS Block Island (CVE-106) 1945F4U-1D VMF-511 on USS Block Island (CVE-106) 1945
      TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
      commonsimageUSS Block Island (CVE-106) underway at sea, in the early 1950s Commons
      commonsimagePiasecki HUP of HU-2 rescues pilot near USS Block Island (CVE-106) on 12 August 1953 Commons
      commonsimageCVE-106 Block Island - DPLA - 7434ee94aa248ed71d06c6cdb2a7197d Commons
      commonsimageCVE-106 Block Island - DPLA - 381c02afd63376ecd99abf9b98215944 Commons
      commonsimageCVE-106 Block Island - DPLA - 5f7703fc616ca14c677065b70f526dc6 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Block Island (CVE-106) at anchor, in 1945 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Block Island (CVE-106) underway on 13 January 1945 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Block Island (CVE-106) in MS-33 18A camouflage Commons
      commonsimageF6F-5N Hellcat of VMF-511 on USS Block Island (CVE-106) in February 1945 Commons
      commonsimageF4U-1D VMF-511 on USS Block Island (CVE-106) 1945 Commons
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