USS White Plains (CVE-66)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS White Plains |
| Namesake | Battle of White Plains |
| Builder | Kaiser Shipyards |
| Laid down | 11 February 1943 |
| Launched | 27 September 1943 |
| Commissioned | 15 November 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 10 July 1946 |
| Stricken | 1 July 1958 |
| Fate | Damaged by an 18.1 inch shell during the Battle off Samar used as an aircraft ferry and later sold for scrap on 29 July 1958 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Casablanca-class escort carrier |
| Displacement | 10,400 tons |
| Length | 512 ft 3 in (156.13 m) overall |
| Beam | 65 ft 2 in (19.86 m), 108 ft (33 m) maximum width |
| Draft | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 19.3 knots (35.7 km/h) |
| Range | 10,240 nmi (18,960 km) @ 15 kn (28 km/h) |
| Complement |
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| Armament | 1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal dual purpose gun, 12 × Bofors 40 mm guns (6×2), 20 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons (20×1) |
| Aircraft carried | 24 |
| Service record | |
| Part of: | United States Pacific Fleet (1943–1946), Atlantic Reserve Fleet (1946–1958) |
| Operations: | Battle of Saipan, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Operation Magic Carpet |
| Awards: | |
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USS White Plains (CVE-66) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was named after the 1776 Battle of White Plains.
She was laid down on 11 February 1943 at Vancouver, Washington, by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Inc., under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1103) as Elbour Bay (ACV-66); renamed White Plains on 3 April 1943; redesignated CVE-66 on 15 July 1943; launched on 27 September 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Marc A. Mitscher; delivered to the Navy on 15 November 1943 at Astoria, Oregon; and commissioned that same day, Captain Oscar A. Weller in command.