
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
CVE-18 USS Altamaha
- Bogue class Escort Carrier:
- Displacement: 14,200 tons
- Length: 495'8"
- Beam: 111'6"
- Draft: 26'
- Speed: 17 knots
- Armament: 2 5"/38 DP, 8x2 40mm, 27 20mm; 28 aircraft (16 FM-2, 12 TBM)
- Complement: 1,205
Geared turbine engines, single screw, 8,500 shaft hp
- Built at Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. and commissioned 15 September 1942
- Maritime Commission C3-S-Al type
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April 8, 2000