USS Bogue (CVE-9)
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| Namesake: | Bogue Sound |
| Laid down: | 1 October 1941 |
| Launched: | 15 January 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 26 September 1942 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 November 1946 |
| Struck: | 1 March 1959 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in Japan in 1960 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 9,800 tons |
| Length: | 495.7 ft (151.1 m) |
| Beam: | 111.5 ft (34.0 m) |
| Draft: | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Speed: | 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Complement: | 890 officers and men |
| Armament: | 2 × 5 in (127 mm) guns |
| Aircraft carried: | 24 |
USS Bogue (CVE-9) was the lead ship in the Bogue-class of escort aircraft carriers in the United States Navy during World War II. She was originally classified AVG-9, but was changed to ACV-9, 20 August 1942; CVE-9, 15 July 1943; and CVHP-9, 12 June 1955. Aircraft operating from the Bogue sank eleven German and two Japanese submarines, making her the most successful anti-submarine carrier in World War II.
Bogue was laid down on 1 October 1941 as Steel Advocate (hull 170) under Maritime Commission contract by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding in Tacoma, Washington. Bogue was launched 15 January 1942; sponsored by Mrs. W. Miller, Jr., wife of Lieutenant Commander Miller; transferred to the United States Navy 1 May 1942; and commissioned 26 September 1942, Captain G. E. Short in command.
The ship was named for Bogue Sound in North Carolina.
After an extensive shakedown and repair period Bogue joined the Atlantic Fleet in February 1943 as the nucleus of the pioneer American anti-submarine hunter-killer group. During March and April 1943 she made three North Atlantic crossings but sank no submarines. She departed on her fourth crossing 22 April and claimed her first submarine 22 May when her aircraft sank U-569 at 50°40′N 35°21′W / 50.667°N 35.350°W.
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