Allied Warships
USS Wake Island (CVE 65)
Escort carrier of the Casablanca class
USS Wake Island during the Second World War
Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Escort carrier |
Class | Casablanca |
Pennant | CVE 65 |
Built by | Kaiser Shipbuilding Co. (Vancouver, Washington, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 17 Jul 1942 |
Laid down | 6 Feb 1943 |
Launched | 15 Sep 1943 |
Commissioned | 7 Nov 1943 |
End service | 5 Apr 1946 |
History | Decommissioned 5 April 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Wake Island (CVE 65)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Capt. James Robert Tague, USN | 7 Nov 1943 | 3 Oct 1944 |
2 | T/Capt. Austen Volker Magly, USN | 3 Oct 1944 | 2 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Wake Island include:
2 Jul 1944
German U-boat U-543 was sunk in the mid-Atlantic south-west of Tenerife, in position 25°34'N, 21°36'W, by depth charges & a homing torpedo from Avenger aircraft (VC-58) of the US escort carrier USS Wake Island.
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