After deployment in Korea, where she earned two battle stars, the Cuban blockade, and the rescue efforts for the sub Thresher, she was decommissioned on January 7, 1965. Then it was back to Operation Magic Carpet, on 4 December. Suwannee disembarked her passengers, then underwent a restricted availability at the Norfolk Navy Yard, during which time the Japanese unleashed their onslaught in the Pacific (78 December 1941) and Germany joined its Axis partner (11 December). For the next one and a half months, she supported the invasion of the Marianas, participating in the campaigns against Saipan and Guam. USS Suwannee (CVE-27) (originally an oiler AO-33, converted to an escort carrier AVG/ACV/CVE-27) was laid down on 3 June 1938 at Kearny, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, under a Maritime Commission contract as Markay (MC hull 5); launched on 4 March 1939, sponsored by Mrs. Howard L. Vickery; delivered to the Keystone Tankship Corporation and operated by that company . Suwannee, much farther south as an element of Taffy 1. did not participate in this surface engagement however her problems came from another quarter at 0740 when Taffy 1 was attacked by land-based planes from Davao in the first suicide attack of the war. Commissioning. Explosion in the background resulted from a carrier-plane Renamed Suwannee (AO-33), the ship was commissioned "in ordinary", an inactive status, on 9 July 1941, then placed in commission, on 16 July 1941. Refine Search. suicide plane streaks out of clouds in an 80-degree dive. The USS Suwannee (CVE-27) was a Sangamon-class escort carrier laid down on June 3, 1938, and launched on March 4, the following year. (1416 August)., before she returned to Norfolk on 21 August, setting course later the same day for the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N.Y. Suwannee there embarked officers and men of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron (MTBRon) 1 under Lt.(j.g.) Pilots of Figther Squadron (VF) 40 "Flying Boars" scoring "kills" for record of USS Suwannee The auxiliary carrier transited the Panama Canal, on 1112 December, and arrived at New Caledonia, on 4 January 1943. Archives and Records Administration, National Archives After transiting the Panama Canal (31 August1 September 1941), Suwannee proceeded directly to San Pedro, Calif., (911 September), whence she sailed on the 11th for Oahu, Territory of Hawaii. For crew lists, and reunions see the Veterans Info Page. She was assigned to the Atlantic Inactive Fleet later that month. the flight deck during launchings. SUWANNEE (CVHE-27) Crew Roster. Add a reunion information. So he and I restocked our first aid bags with morphine syrettes, tourniquets, sulfa, Vaseline, and bandages, commandeered a fire extinguisher and made our way forward, dodging flames along the main deck. Report an offensive or inappropriate entry. Problems and site related matters, E-mail Webmaster, This page was created by Paul Yarnall and is maintained by Fabio Pea, National Archives & Records Administration, National Archives and Records Administration, National Her problems, however, soon came from another quarter. CVE-27 U.S.S. The . If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on . Frederick W. McMahon 21 January 1943, Capt. The person's rank/rate ? Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National National Archives and Records Administration On 28 October 1946, the carrier was placed in a reserve status with the Sixteenth Fleet at Boston and, just over two months later, on 8 January 1947, was placed out of commission. San Francisco followed suit and withdrew eastward along the north coast of Guadalcanal. (NARA), # 80-G-349430. After the war, she was later classified an "Escort Helicopter Aircraft Carrier" and again redesignated, CVHE-27, 12 June 1955. after 2 years and 10 months of service, having steamed 128,417 miles (last ship's muster is dated 01 July 1946) accident apparently was caused by the explosion of a 100# bomb in the bomb bay." Photograph: 7 April 1943. SUWANNEE. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of Periodically, she put into the anchorage at Kerama Retto to rearm and replenish, but she spent the bulk of her time in air operations at sea. Photo and text from Fire From The Sky, John M. De Vane, Jr. 29 March 1946, Cmdr. The escort carrier stopped at Pearl Harbor, from 1623 February, at Tulagi, from 414 March, and at Ulithi, from 2127 March, before arriving off Okinawa, on 1 April. Her keel was laid down on June 3, 1938; she was launched March 4, 1939. Naval records from World War II. The list is in chronological order. 1 206 All communications were dead. Arriving at her destination on 17 November, she remained at Argentia until she sailed for Hampton Roads on 4 December with passengers, the largest group of which (29) held orders to the carrier Yorktown (CV-5). The two planes erupted upon contact as did nine other planes on her flight deck. Schermerhorn Van Mater2 October 1945, Capt. On 6 February 1946, she was assigned to the berthing area at the Boston [Mass.] Search by Name. She was designated an "Escort Helicopter Aircraft Carrier", CVHE-27, on 12 June 1955, while in reserve. Navy Unit Records Research. Reclassified as an "Escort Helicopter Aircraft Carrier" and redesignated CVHE-27, 12 June 1955, Air Raids in the Pacific, 1 July 1945. Upon detecting the Japanese force Sterett and her colleagues increased speed changed course and threaded their way into the enemy formation. USS Suwannee (AO 33) Crew List The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Suwannee (AO 33). To honor the five Sullivan brothers, the Navy has named two destroyers, USS THE SULLIVANS. It has been designated as a National Historic Landmark. Re-designated as an aircraft escort vessel, AVG-27, on 14 February 1942, and Suwannee was decommissioned on 20 February 1942 at Newport News, Virginia, to begin the conversion process. (NARA) photo, # 80-G-270610. With the old battleships fighting in Surigao Strait and Halsey's 3d Fleet scurrying north, Suwannee, with the other 15 escort carriers and 22 destroyers and destroyer escorts, formed the only Allied naval force operating off Leyte Gulf when the Japanese 1st Striking Force transited the unguarded San Bernadino Strait into the Philippine Sea. On 19 June, as the Battle of the Philippine Sea began to unfold, Suwannee was one of the first ships to draw enemy blood when one of her planes flying combat air patrol attacked and sank the Japanese submarineI-184. She fired on a cruiser to starboard and, in turn, took a terrific pounding from battleship Hiei on her port side. and Records Administration (NARA), # 80-G-349414. National Archives & Records Administration photo, # 19-N-24296. National Archives and Records Administration while in reserve. Official U.S. For the week that followed, the group operated off the coast of Kyushu, southwest of Nagasaki, Japan, while aircraft from the carriers patrolled the island and coast and assisted in locating mines in the clearance operations paving the way for entry into the harbor at Nagasaki. Departing that port on 19 December, Suwannee touched at San Juan, Puerto Rico, then returned to Norfolk. Search for a command's Crew List| She was finally scrapped in Bilbao, Spain, in June 1962. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. (NARA) photo, # 80-G-270615. Prepared by CAPT R. O. The Sullivan brothers, Joseph, 24; Francis,27; Albert, 20; Madison, 23 and George, 28 from Waterloo, Iowa died in the sinking of the USS JUNEAU (CL 52). BOSTER, Gerald Charles Electrician's Mate Third Class. Decommissioned as indicated above. the men of the ship's crew. Aboard USS Suwannee (CVE-27), Lieutenant Edward P. Looney, a Catholic Chaplain, The first USS THE SULLIVANS was launched in San Francisco, California on April 4, 1943. Strange USN (Ret.) Following two voyages from Espiritu Santo, one to Tulagi and the other to Kwajalein, Suwannee arrived off Saipan, in mid-June. History and Heritage Command, # NH 106578. Their only escape was to leap aflame into the sea, but some were trapped so that they were incinerated before they could leap. They hit the enemy; but he rolled over, dove at Suwannee, and crashed her about 40 feet forward of the after elevator, opening a 10-foot hole in her flight deck. ):553' x 114' 3" / 168.6 x 34.8 meters Armor:None Power plant:4 boilers (450 psi); 2 steam turbines; 2 shafts; 13,500 shp (design) Speed:18+ knots Endurance:23,920 nm @ 15 knots (with 4,780 tons of oil fuel) She provided air support for the assault forces with ASW and CAPs and strikes against Japanese installations ashore. Since the first meeting in 1988, our reunion opportunity to get together . There are currently no images of USS Suwannee The survivors, 40 percent of the crew, were picked up and taken to Guadalcanal. Find Your Shipmates . (NARA), photo # 80-G-270618. USS THE SULLIVANS (DDG 68) continues to carry on the fighting Sullivan sprit with the motto: We Stick Together. USS THE SULLIVANS (DDG 68) recently underwent a massive and expensive Ballistic Missile Defense upgrade, making her one of the few elite destroyers capable of intercepting and destroying hostile exo-atmospheric intercontinental ballistic missile tracks. Steering and engine control were lost and shifted to Battle Two. 1 205 While moored between two buoys with two .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}1+14 inches (32mm) steel cables and an 8 inches (20cm) hawser both bow and stern, she lost all contact with the stern buoy and moved dangerously close to shore. Strange USN (Ret.) (Quoted from the The ship had taken 45 hits. Benham and Preston followed. Suwannees planes did not actually become engaged in the famous battle of naval aircraft, because they remained with the invasion forces in the Marianas providing antisubmarine and combat air patrols. Reaching San Pedro on 26 September 1941, Suwannee embarked east coast-bound travelers on that day and the next, disembarking the three USMC passengers who had ridden the ship from Hawaiian waters. Her name was struck from the Navy List on 1 March 1959. Joseph J. Operational and Building Data Authorized and Ordered 1933 Keel laid on 12 MAR 1935 by the New York Navy Yard Launched 30 NOV 1936 . Year Rank/Rate Last Name First Name Hometown Home State Remembered by; 1941: BM: Light: George . (NARA) photo, # USN 470158. Commanding Officers Date Assumed Command, Cmdr. Juneau is hit by a torpedo in her port side near forward fire room. After a few days off San Francisco, she headed for Pier 91, in Seattle, and then on to Bremerton. She was reclassified as an "Escort Carrier", CVE-27, on 15 July 1943. Markay was laid down on 3 June 1938 at Kearney, N.J., by the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., under a Maritime Commission contract (M.C. HullNumber.com takes your privacy seriously. Guy A. Sabin, A-V(N), USNR, attacked, dropping four 325-pound depth bombs along the axis of the enemy Type KD7 boat, and scored at least two direct hits that sent her, and her 97 souls, to the bottom. Those landings went off without opposition on the 15th, and Suwannee returned to Seeadler Harbor to prepare for the invasion of the Philippines. Photograph: 7 April 1943. ), Click on "Links" at left, then "The Suwannee" to access color video of the USS Suwannee at anchor. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 1 207 Elton C. Parker 16 November 1945, Cmdr. Less than a month after commissioning, Suwannee was underway from Hampton Roads, for the invasion of North Africa. The carriers were sent there because of their medical facilities and doctors. Sendai, accompanied by the destroyer Shikinami, had been following the Americans, but 16 projectiles drove them off. Your ORIGINAL HOMETOWN and State are asked for because that confirms who you are in your shipmate's memories. After 30 years and learning the computer and finding VetFriends, I went to my first reunion of the USS Navasota AO-106. Electronics on mast have been censored. This drew Vice Adm. Jesse B. Oldendorf's Bombardment Group south to meet that threat in the Battle of Surigao Strait. An enemy battleship was then sighted and taken under fire, initial range 2,200 yards. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives 1 204 Suwannee remained in North African waters until mid-November 1942, then sailed, via Bermuda, for Norfolk. Johnson) and 89 enlisted. Laffey lashed out at the enemy with gunfire and torpedoes. Disembarking her passengers on 14 January, she provided fueling services there before returning to Hampton Roads, where, upon completion of unloading, she began preparations to undergo conversion. to right): Lieutenant Robert I. Roth, USNR; Lieutenant Junior Grade John E. Benson, USNR; Ensign Vincent The USS Suwannee also created their own chapter ! BAIN, Ronald Eugene Engineman Second Class. Artwork details about crossing Disembarking three more passengers at Bayonne, N.J., on the 21st, Suwannee sailed for Hampton Roads the next day. (1a) As a returning American torpedo bomber (lower plane) approaches deck for landing, USS Suwanee (1864), a double-ended side-wheel gunboat commissioned in February 1865, sent in pursuit of Confederate States Navy commerce raiders until the end of the American Civil War, and wrecked in 1868 USS Suwanee (1897), the United States Lighthouse Service lighthouse tender USLHT Mayflower, which served the U.S . On 12 October 1944, the escort carrier got underway from Manus in Rear Adm. Thomas L. Spragues Escort Carrier Group to provide air support for the landings at Leyte Gulf. Air Raids in the Pacific, 1 July 1945. But her gallant skipper and crew had made the enemy pay a fearful price of one battleship severely damaged, one cruiser and two destroyer sunk. (AO-33) available at NavSource.
Easter Fun Facts And Jokes,
1990 Topps Ken Griffey Jr Double Error Card,
When Are The Medicare Commercials Going To Stop,
Articles U