USS Cape Esperance

USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was named after the Battle of Cape Esperance, an inconclusive naval engagement in support of the Guadalcanal campaign. Built for service during World War II, the ship was launched in March 1944, and commissioned in April, and served as a replenishment carrier. Postwar, she participated in Operation Magic Carpet. She was decommissioned in August 1946, when she was mothballed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. However, she was brought back into service in August 1950, and assigned to become an auxiliary vessel as a part of Military Sealift Command. She was decommissioned again in January 1959, and ultimately, she was sold for scrapping in May 1959.

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II

1950-08-05T00:00:00Z

1950-08-05T00:00:00Z

ship recommissioning

1943-12-11T00:00:00Z

1943-12-11T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1944-03-03T00:00:00Z

1944-03-03T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1946-08-22T00:00:00Z

1946-08-22T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1959-01-15T00:00:00Z

1959-01-15T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

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CVE88 WW2

USS Cape Esperance (T-CVU-88) at Pearl Harbor in the 1950s

USS Cape Esperance CVE-88 1950s

USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) underway c1945

USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) at anchor c1945

USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) transporting aircraft to Korea c1951

First F-86s arrive in Korea on USS Cape Esperance Nov 1950

USNS Cape Esperance (T-CVU-88) transporting North American AT-6 Texans to Thailand, in 1951

USNS Cape Esperance (T-CVU-88) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, during the mid-1950s (NH 52442)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		CVE88 WW2		Commons
commons	image		USS Cape Esperance (T-CVU-88) at Pearl Harbor in the 1950s		Commons
commons	image		USS Cape Esperance CVE-88 1950s		Commons
commons	image		USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) underway c1945		Commons
commons	image		USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) at anchor c1945		Commons
commons	image		USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) transporting aircraft to Korea c1951		Commons
commons	image		First F-86s arrive in Korea on USS Cape Esperance Nov 1950		Commons
commons	image		USNS Cape Esperance (T-CVU-88) transporting North American AT-6 Texans to Thailand, in 1951		Commons
commons	image		USNS Cape Esperance (T-CVU-88) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, during the mid-1950s (NH 52442)		Commons