USS Cabot

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USS Cabot was a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served with distinction during World War II and later in the Spanish Navy under the name Dédalo.

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instanceOf Independence-class aircraft carrier
United States Navy ship
World War II aircraft carrier
airGroupSize about 30 aircraft
armament 20 mm anti-aircraft guns
40 mm anti-aircraft guns
attemptedPreservationAs museum ship
awarded Navy Unit Commendation (United States)
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
multiple battle stars for World War II service
builder New York Shipbuilding Corporation
builtAt Camden, New Jersey
linked to: Camden
class Independence class
commissionedOn 1943-07-24
conflict World War II
country United States of America
decommissionedFromSpanishNavyOn 1989-08-30
decommissionedOn 1947-02-11
displacementFullLoad about 15000 tons
displacementStandard about 11000 tons
fate scrapped
finalUSDecommissioningDate 1955-01-21
hullNumber CVL-28
laidDownOn 1942-03-16
launchedOn 1942-04-17
length 622 feet
maximumSpeed about 31.5 knots
namedAfter John Cabot
nameInSpanishService Dédalo
linked to: Daedalus
notableFor extensive World War II combat record
later service as Spanish Navy carrier Dédalo
operator United States Navy
participatedIn Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of the Philippine Sea
operations off Formosa
operations off the Philippines
strikes against the Japanese home islands
pennantNumberInSpanishService R-01
propulsion 4 shafts
steam turbines
recommissionedOn 1948-10-27
roleInSpanishNavy Harrier carrier
helicopter carrier
scrappingCompleted early 2000s
servedIn Spanish Navy
soldTo Spain
theater Pacific Theater
transferredTo Spanish Navy
transferYear 1967

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