Commencement Bay-Class
Ultimate CVE - Commencement Bay-class were ultimate escort carrier design. 19 ships completed 1944-1946 (16 cancelled). Largest, fastest, and most capable CVEs. Many served through Korean and Vietnam Wars.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 10900 t
- Displacement (full)
- 21397 t
- Length
- 524.9 ft
- Beam
- 75.5 ft
- Crew
- 1066
- Ships built
- 19
- Commissioned
- 1944-1946
- Decommissioned
- 1946-1970
Performance
- Top speed
- 19 kn
- Range
- 23900 nm at 15 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- None (aircraft carrier)
- Secondary guns
- 2× 5-inch/38 cal DP
- Torpedoes
- None
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None
In-Game
- Tier
- T3
- Game power
- 53.54
- Research cost
- 10,601
- Credit cost
- 37,478
Notable
- Ultimate CVE design
- Largest and fastest escort carriers
- Longest postwar service of any CVE