Escort Carrier Corregidor (CVE-58)

Corregidor

Country	United States
Ship Class	Casablanca-class Escort Carrier
Hull Number	CVE-58
Builder	Kaiser Vancouver Shipyard
Yard Number	304
Slip/Drydock Number	10
Ordered	18 Jun 1942
Laid Down	17 Dec 1942
Launched	31 Aug 1943
Commissioned	31 Aug 1943
Decommissioned	30 Jul 1946
Displacement	8,319 tons standard; 11,077 tons full
Length	512 feet
Beam	65 feet
Draft	21 feet
Machinery	Four Babcock & Wilcox boilers, two Skinner Unaflow reciprocating steam engines, two screws
Power Output	9,000 shaft horsepower
Speed	19 knots
Range	10,240nm at 15 knots
Crew	860
Armament	1x5in/38cal dual-purpose gun, 8x2x40mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns, 30x20mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons
Aircraft	27 operational, 0 in reserve
Catapult	1
Elevators	2
Recommission	19 May 1951
Final Decommission	4 Sep 1958

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

ww2dbaseInitially ordered as HMS Atheling for the British Royal Navy, laid down as Anguilla Bay for the United States Navy, and ultimately launched with the name of Corregidor, this Casablanca-class escort carrier was commissioned into service in Aug 1943. Joining Carrier Division 24 in the Pacific Ocean, she participated in the Gilbert Islands campaign between 10 Nov and 6 Dec 1943, launching air strikes to support troops on the ground. After repairs and reloading in San Diego, she returned to the front to participate in the Marshall Islands campaign between 22 Jan and 3 Mar 1944, mainly providing aerial support over Kwajalein. On 30 Mar 1944, she sortied out of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands to provide air cover for the landings on Emirau Island. Between 22 and 26 Apr 1944, she participated in the air operations at Hollandia (now Jayapura), Dutch East Indies. Between 15 and 25 Jun 1944, she supported the operations on Saipan in the Mariana Islands, with her aircraft downing eight Japanese counterparts. In Jul, she supported the campaign in the Mariana Islands, providing air cover over Saipan and Guam. After receiving an overhaul at San Diego, she qualified pilots for carrier operations at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii in Oct-Nov 1944. She held qualification training for new carrier pilots in Hawaii in Oct and Nov 1944, and operated as a member of a hunter-killer group to search for Japanese submarines in the region during that time. She spent the final months of WW2 operating out of Hawaii and in the Marshall Islands region. The war ended while she was at Pearl Harbor. Immediately after the war, she made three voyages ferrying US military servicemen from Pearl Harbor to San Diego. She was decommissioned in Jul 1946.

ww2dbaseUSS Corregidor was recommissioned into service for the Korean War in May 1951 and was assigned to US Navy's Military Sea Transport Service, ferrying servicemen, aircraft, and other cargo for US and other NATO forces in Korea. When the Lebanon crisis broke out in the summer of 1958, she sailed from Brindisi, Italy to support the landings. She was decommissioned in Sep 1958 and was sold for scrapping in the following year.

ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia

Last Major Revision: Mar 2022

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Photographs

USS Casablanca (right) being prepared for launching two days later, Kaiser Vancouver Shipyard, Vancouver, Washington, United States, 3 Apr 1943; note Casablanca-class escort carriers Liscombe Bay, Alikula Bay, and Corregidor under construction

Captain Roscoe Bowman aboard USS Corregidor, 23 Sep 1943

USS Corregidor ferrying trucks, jeeps, and aircraft, mid-1940s

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Corregidor Operational Timeline

18 Jun 1942	The order for the construction of HMS Atheling was issued.
20 Aug 1942	The order for HMS Atheling was modified to a ship for the US Navy with the name Anguilla Bay.
17 Dec 1942	The keel of Anguilla Bay was laid down by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Company in Vancouver, Washington, United States.
12 May 1943	Corregidor was launched by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Company in Vancouver, Washington, United States, sponsored by Mrs. J. Hallett.
15 Jul 1943	The US Navy established a new scheme for the designation of aircraft carriers. Large fleet carriers would retain the designation of CV. 10,000-ton carriers built on light cruiser hulls were changed from CV to CVL (light carriers). Auxiliary aircraft carriers, previously ACV, were redesignated as CVE (escort carriers). Finally, the new designation of CVB (large carriers) was established for the Midway-class carriers.
31 Aug 1943	Corregidor was commissioned into service at Astoria, Oregon under the command of Captain R. L. Bowman.
14 Oct 1943	Composite Squadron VC-41 reported aboard USS Corregidor at San Diego, California, United States.
26 Oct 1943	USS Corregidor departed San Diego, California, United States.
20 Nov 1943	Aircraft from carriers USS Corregidor, Coral Sea, and Liscombe Bay strike Makin Island as part of the Gilbert Island Campaign.
25 Feb 1944	Carriers USS Corregidor and USS Coral Sea with destroyers USS Nicholas, USS LaVallette, and USS Taylor departed Kwajalein, Marshall Islands as escorts to bound for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
3 Mar 1944	Carriers USS Corregidor and USS Coral Sea with destroyers USS Nicholas, USS LaVallette, and USS Taylor arrived at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
11 Mar 1944	Carriers USS Corregidor and USS Coral Sea with destroyers USS Nicholas, USS LaVallette, and USS Ellet departed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii bound for the Solomon Islands.
11 Mar 1944	USS Corregidor departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii.
21 Mar 1944	Carriers USS Corregidor and USS Coral Sea with destroyers USS Nicholas, USS LaVallette, and USS Ellet arrived at Tulagi, Solomon Islands.
21 Mar 1944	USS Corregidor arrived at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
30 Mar 1944	USS Corregidor departed Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
14 Apr 1944	USS Corregidor arrived at Purvis Bay, Florida Island (now Nggela Sule), Solomon Islands.
16 Apr 1944	USS Corregidor departed Purvis Bay, Florida Island (now Nggela Sule), Solomon Islands.
22 Apr 1944	USS Corregidor began operations off Hollandia (now Jayapura), Dutch East Indies.
26 Apr 1944	USS Corregidor departed from waters off Hollandia (now Jayapura), Dutch East Indies.
4 May 1944	USS Corregidor departed Manus Island, Admiralty Islands.
4 Jun 1944	USS Honolulu and USS St. Louis departed Tulagi, Solomon Islands bound for Roi at Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, joining carriers USS Corregidor and USS Coral Sea while at sea.
5 Jun 1944	At sea, battleships USS New Mexico, USS Idaho, and USS Pennsylvania joined with aircraft carriers USS Corregidor and USS Coral Sea with cruisers USS Honolulu and USS St. Louis and continued on toward Kwajalein.
8 Jun 1944	Battleships USS New Mexico, USS Idaho, and USS Pennsylvania with aircraft carriers USS Corregidor and USS Coral Sea and cruisers USS Honolulu and USS St. Louis arrived at Roi at Kwajalein, Marshall Islands.
10 Jun 1944	Battleships USS New Mexico, USS Idaho, and USS Pennsylvania with aircraft carriers USS Corregidor and USS Coral Sea and cruisers USS Honolulu and USS St. Louis departed Kwajalein bound for the invasion of the Mariana Islands.
15 Jun 1944	USS Corregidor began operations off Saipan, Mariana Islands.
25 Jun 1944	USS Corregidor completed operations off Saipan, Mariana Islands.
1 Jul 1944	USS Corregidor began guarding the US logistics force off Eniwetok, Marshall Islands.
3 Jul 1944	USS Corregidor completed guarding the US logistics force off Eniwetok, Marshall Islands.
28 Jul 1944	USS Corregidor arrived at San Diego, California, United States for an overhaul.
12 Oct 1944	USS Corregidor began qualifying carrier pilots while at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii.
26 Oct 1944	USS Corregidor was assigned to Escort Division 64, a hunter-killer group, while at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii.
21 Nov 1944	USS Corregidor ended qualifying carrier pilots while at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii.
13 Feb 1945	USS Corregidor arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii.
27 Feb 1945	USS Corregidor departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii.
20 Mar 1945	USS Corregidor arrived at Majuro, Marshall Islands.
21 Mar 1945	USS Corregidor began an anti-submarine patrol in the vicinity of Wotje and Maloelap, Marshall Islands.
27 Apr 1945	USS Corregidor completed an anti-submarine patrol in the vicinity of Wotje and Maloelap, Marshall Islands.
4 May 1945	USS Corregidor arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii.
18 Jan 1946	USS Corregidor departed San Diego, California, United States.
4 Feb 1946	USS Coregidor arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
30 Jul 1946	USS Corregidor was decommissioned from service at Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
19 May 1951	USS Corregidor was recommissioned into service and was assigned to the US Navy Military Sea Transportation Service.
12 Jun 1955	USS Corregidor was reclassified T-CVU-58.
2 Apr 1958	USS Corregidor suffered hull damage due to rough seas while sailing from Barcelona, Spain toward Pensacola, Florida, United States.
4 Sep 1958	USS Corregidor was decommissioned from service.
28 Apr 1959	USS Corregidor was sold for scrapping.

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