USS Cabot (CVL-28)

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USS Cabot (CVL-28) was an Independence-class light aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that saw extensive combat service in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

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instanceOf Independence-class aircraft carrier
United States Navy ship
light aircraft carrier
airGroupSize about 30 aircraft
armamentWWII 16 × 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons
26 × 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns
awards Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
surface form: Presidential Unit Citation (US)
battleStars 9 battle stars for World War II service
beam 71 feet 6 inches
commissioned 1943-07-24
country United States of America
crewComplementWWII about 1,569 officers and enlisted
decommissioned 1947-02-11
1955-01-21
displacementFullLoad about 15,100 long tons
displacementStandard about 11,000 long tons
draft 26 feet
fate scrapped
flightDeckBeam 109 feet 2 inches
hullNumber CVL-28
laidDown 1942-03-16
laidDownAs USS Wilmington (CL-79)
launched 1943-04-04
length 622 feet 6 inches
maximumSpeed 31.5 knots
namedAfter Sebastián Vizcaíno’s ship Cabot
operator United States Navy
originalHullType Cleveland-class light cruiser
participatedIn Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
Marianas campaign
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)
surface form: Philippines campaign (1944–1945)

operations off Okinawa
placeBuilt Camden
surface form: Camden, New Jersey
powerOutput 100,000 shaft horsepower
propulsion 4 General Electric geared steam turbines
4 shafts
8 boilers
recommissioned 1948-10-27
roleInSpanishNavy aircraft carrier
scrappedYear 2002
shipyard New York Shipbuilding Corporation
SpanishServiceName Dédalo (R01)
sponsoredBy Mrs. A. C. Read
struckFromNavalRegister 1969-11-01
taskForceAssignment Fast Carrier Task Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
surface form: Fast Carrier Task Force
taskForceNumber Fast Carrier Task Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
surface form: Task Force 38

U.S. Navy Task Force 58
surface form: Task Force 58
theaterOfOperations Pacific Theater of Operations
surface form: Pacific Theater of World War II
transferredTo Spanish Navy
transferredYear 1967

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