
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
CVE-96 USS Salamaua
- Casablanca class Escort Carrier:
- Displacement: 10,000 tons
- Length: 512'3"
- Beam: 108'
- Draft: 22'4"
- Speed: 19 knots
- Armament: 1 5"/38 DP, 8x2 40mm, 20 20mm, 28 planes (12 TBM, 16 FM-2)
- Complement: 860
- Reciprocating engines, twin screws, 9,000 shaft hp.
- Built at Kaiser Shipbuilding, Vancouver, and commissioned 26 May 1944
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Last updated:
January 23, 2001