Heritage Center Open Everyday: 9:30am - 5:00pm, Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's, Honoring the Men & Women of the Sea Services, 701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20004. The Japanese force had been dispersed and within minutes of the battleship-cruiser encounter, enemy destroyers, edging along the southern shore of Savo, entered the fray. By 30 March, she was in the vicinity of the Palau Islands as the 5th Fleet subjected those islands to two days of extensive bombing raids. Landing Procedure," USS Suwannee CVE-27, Serial 065, 29 May 1945.). Steering and engine control were temporarily lost, then regained. Air Raids in the Pacific, 1 July 1945. Converted to an aircraft carrier at Newport News, Va. Reclassified as an "Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier" and redesignated ACV-27, 20 August 1942. 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). 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. Within two hours, her flight deck was sufficiently repaired to enable the escort carrier to resume air operations. She fought in the Marshalls, Carolinas, Marianas and Philippines and earned nine battle stars. and Records Administration (NARA), # 80-G-349398. Archives and Records Administration (NARA), photo # 80-G-39316. Report an offensive or inappropriate entry. Thomas, of the crew. Artwork details about crossing Other 14 officers and men were also injured. (1a) As a returning American torpedo bomber (lower plane) approaches deck for landing, During that span of time, she visited Guadalcanal, Efate, and Espritu Santo in addition to New Caledonia. Suwannee remained in reserve at Boston, for the next 12 years. Last Name. Naval Academy, The Sullivan Brothers and the Assignment of Family Members, Historic Former U.S. Navy Bases and Stations, The African American Experience in the U.S. Navy, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. Navy, Contributions of Native Americans to the U.S. Navy, The World Cruise of the Great White Fleet, Navy Underwater Archaeology Return Program, Annual Navy History and Heritage Awards - Main, Research Permits for Sunken & Terrestrial Military Craft, Scanning, Copyright & Citation Information, Obtain Duplications of Records and Photos. Strange USN (Ret.) Just before 07:00, on 25 October, one of Kadashan Bay's planes reported a Japanese force of four battleships, eight cruisers, and 11 destroyers. The USS Suwannee was a member of the Sangamon class of escort aircraft carriers. by USS Suwannee (CVE-27) aircraft. The escort carriers put into Kossol Roads, in the Palaus, on 28 October, then headed for Manus, for upkeep, on 1 November. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National 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. I would like to thank all of those of you who contacted me after the . The auxiliary carrier transited the Panama Canal (1112 December) and ultimately reached New Caledonia on 4 January 1943, anchoring in Great Roads. 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 . Delbert S. Cornwell 8 December 1944, Capt. The ship continued to blaze until early afternoon, when the waters of Ironbottom Sound closed over her. Prepared by CAPT R.O. At 0125 on the 13th, the enemy force was discovered about 27,000 yards to the northwest and the US task group maneuvered to intercept. Designated for conversion to an "Aircraft Escort Vessel", was reclassified AVG-27 on 14 February 1942. The concentrated American destroyers were now central targets. Ens. It was kept as a souvenir by the USS Suwannee Many of the crew on the forecastle and the catwalks above it had been blown over the side by the explosions. Looking for US Navy memorabilia? Stanley E. Ruehlow 1 September 1946, DANFS - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Permitting Policy and Resource Management, The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: 20 Years Later, "Ex Scientia Tridens": The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration That force, Kuritas, immediately began a surface engagement with Rear Adm. Clifton A. F. Spragues Taffy 3, the northernmost group of escort carriers. The resulting fire burned for several hours, but was finally brought under control. Flight deck poster made by an AMM, B.L. This drew the US Bombardment Group south to meet that threat in the Battle of Surigao Strait. Filling more fields will reduce the number of results. HullNumber.com does not share your information. Add yours! U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Chenango left Nagasaki, on the morning of 15 September, with war prisoners. She returned to the United States at San Diego, California, in October, and by 5 November, was back at Espiritu Santo. By 30 March 1944, she was in the vicinity of the Palau Islands as the Fifth Fleet subjected those islands to two days of extensive bombing raids. Commanding Officers Date Assumed Command, Cmdr. http://navylog.navymemorial.org/Portals/0/images/ships-tribute/NBD94211133.jpg San Francisco CA 38 11 13 1942 1942-11-13 00:00:00.000 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal The San Francisco, in company with one heavy cruiser, three light cruisers, and eight destroyers, entered Lengo Channel. This trip was to be a non-stop return to Okinawa, to pick up 1,500 troops on an overnight stop, and then return to Seattle. Following two voyages from Espritu Santo, one to Tulagi and the other to Kwajalein, Suwannee arrived off Saipan in mid-June 1944. At the appearance of an enemy more her size, Sterett tore into the destroyer with her guns and launched two torpedoes. Prepared by CAPT R. O. to right): Lieutenant Robert I. Roth, USNR; Lieutenant Junior Grade John E. Benson, USNR; Ensign Vincent A Zeke crashed Suwannees flight deck and careened into a VT-60 TBM, piloted by Lt. F. W. Beidelman, Jr., A-V(N), USNR, which had just been recovered only 30 seconds before. flight deck air traffic controller, Albert L. Tomsic, (Serial Number 618 10 62), to remember the horrible She was reclassified as an "Escort Carrier", CVE-27, on 15 July 1943. Our hope is that through this web site we can help the nation to know the sacrifices these men made to guarantee the freedoms we have today. For their November participation in Operation Magic Carpet they were part of a much larger contingency of ships. Gwin, which had been firing illumination shells toward the earlier gunfire exchange, came into the action in time to sight the cruiser Nagara and 4 destroyers closing in. I had a great time and intend to go again next year. Markay was laid down on 3 June 1938, at Kearney, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., under a Maritime Commission contract (MC Hull 5); launched on 4 March 1939; sponsored by Mrs. Marguerite Vickery (ne Blanchard), wife of Howard L. Vickery; delivered to the Keystone Tankship Corporation, and operated by that company until acquired by the Navy, on 26 June 1941. http://navylog.navymemorial.org/Portals/0/images/ships-tribute/NBD94211132.jpg Portland CA 33 11 13 1942 1942-11-13 00:00:00.000 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal On November 13, Portland was part of a surface combat unit that fought a greatly superior Japanese force close to Guadalcanal. "Report of Damage Incurred from Explosion of a 100 Bomb in the Bomb Bay on an Aircraft which Had Completed Please click either the First Name or the Last Name to access the logs. the National Archives and Records Administration She was assigned to the Atlantic Inactive Fleet later that month. For the next month and one-half, she supported the invasion of the Marianas, participating in the campaigns against Saipan and Guam. 2010 - USS Suwannee CVE-27 U.S.S. Operational and Building Data Authorized and Ordered 1933 Keel laid on 12 MAR 1935 by the New York Navy Yard Launched 30 NOV 1936 . accident apparently was caused by the explosion of a 100# bomb in the bomb bay." On 11 November, off Fedala Roads, her antisubmarine patrol claimed the destruction of a submarine, a kill not verified in post-war accounting. National Archives & Records Administration photo, # 19-N-2429?. In 1942, she was converted to a Sangamon-class escort carrier. David Edward Anderson Soon her first target was enveloped in a large explosion and sank. (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.) Air Raids in the Pacific, 1 July 1945. Her fires made an easier target and shells came in from both port and starboard. National Archives and Records Administration For two weeks, she supported the Hollandia landings by shuttling replacement aircraft to the larger fleet carriers actually engaged in air support of the landings. Utilizing this new skill set, THE SULLIVANS is currently on a 5th Fleet / 6th Fleet BMD Deployment, providing air defense coverage for a large portion of the Middle East. USS Ashtabula (AO-51) USS Aucilla (AO-56) USS Cacapon (AO-52) USS Caliente (AO-53) USS Caloosahatchee (AO-98) USS Canisteo (AO-99) USS Chemung (AO-30) USS Chenango (CVE-28) USS Chicopee (AO-34) USS Chikaskia (AO-54) USS Chipola (AO-63) USS Chiwawa (AO-68) USS Chukawan (AO-100) USS Elokomin (AO-55) USS Enoree (AO-69) USS Escalante (AO-70) The explosion buckles the deck, shatters the fire control computers and knocks out ship's power. They remained at Wakayama, until the morning of 4 October, and ran into tropical storm Kate. Departing that port on 19 December, Suwannee touched at San Juan, Puerto Rico, then returned to Norfolk. 2023 United States Navy Memorial. This drew Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf's Bombardment Group south to meet that threat in the Battle of Surigao Strait. Medical officer Lieutenant Walter B. Burwell wrote: One of our corpsmen tending the wounded on the flight deck saw the plight of those isolated by fire on the forecastle. She joined Ranger (CV-4) as the other carrier attached to the Center Attack Group whose specific objective was Casablanca itself, via Fedala [Mohammedia] just to the north. She stopped at Pearl Harbor overnight (1920 November 1944) and arrived at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Wash., on the 26th. HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. listens to confessions of a crew member. Lebel, USNR; Lieutenant Strange USN (Ret.) She was re-designatedfor the final timeto an escort aircraft carrier (helicopter) CVHE-27, on 12 June 1955. Flight deck poster made by an AMM, B.L. Copyright 2023 HullNumber.com. A direct hit on the navigation bridge killed or badly wounded all officers except the communications officer. 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. Reciprocating engines, single screw, 2,800 hp. Home; About HullNumber; Before you Register; . SUWANNEE CVE 27 NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER 2010 #1 Editor's Note Association Officers President Charles Casello Vice-President Bill Hunter Secretary/Treasurer Norm Jennewein President's Message I want to take a moment for a personal note. Naval Hospital, Balboa, and an MM2c to the gunboat Erie, on 6 October (in addition to Capt. Sponsored by Mrs. Alleta Sullivan, the mother of the five Sullivan brothers, USS THE SULLIVANS (DD 537) was commissioned on September 30. In part because of the extent of damage suffered during the first kamikaze attacks of the war, much of the information about the Suwannee, and of what her crew and air groups endured, was classified for several decades. The BRANN, Richard Paul Engineman Second Class. US Navy Crew List - Reunite with old Navy Buddies - 346432 entries available online. To honor the five Sullivan brothers, the Navy has named two destroyers, USS THE SULLIVANS. One salvo from Japanese cruiser Nagara had put both firerooms out and toppled the afterstack. A6M5 Navy Type 0 Carrier Fighter Model 52), piloted by Tamisaku Katsumata, during the first With a battleship on her stern, a second on her port beam, and two destroyers on her port bow, Laffey fought the Japanese ships with the three remaining main battery guns in a no-quarter duel at point blank range. USS Suwannee (CVE 27) Crew List. Carrier plane strike causes huge oil tank fires SUWANNEE (CVHE-27) Crew Roster. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives A Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat (nicknamed "Rosenblatt's Reply") aboard USS Suwannee 1 204 There are no crew members who signed this Crew List. Between 8 and 11 November, Suwannee sent up 255 air sorties and lost only five planes, three in combat and two to operational problems. Activities aboard USS Suwannee (CVE-27). Of the 115 crewmembers that survived the explosion on the ship and made it into the water, only 10 men were ultimately rescued. the flight deck during landings. strike on Balikpapan, Borneo. USS Suwannee (CVE 27) Crew List The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Suwannee (CVE 27). The carrier reentered San Pedro Bay, on 6 July, and spent the next month there. Commissioned on 19 April 1997 at Staten Island, New York and brought to life by Kelly Sullivan Loughren and brother, John Sullivan. 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). They and the seven members of the flight crew were discovered in the wreckage of the aircraft on 19 November 1948, and their bodies were recovered. The two planes erupted upon contact, Beidelman and his two crewmen perishing in a fiery instant. 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. She remained on the west coast for two weeks, into the new year, then set a course for Lahaina Roads in the Hawaiian Islands. But others trapped below and aft of the forecastle area found themselves under a curtain of fire from aviation gasoline pouring down from burning planes on the flight deck above. 1 209 Comments, Suggestions or Image submissions, E-mail Carrier Information Ensuing fires destroyed nine other planes parked forward on her flight deck. Sangamon Class Escort Carrier Keel Laid 3 June 1938 as civilian tanker "SS MARKAY" Launched 4 March 1939 - Acquired by US Navy 26 June 1941 Designated and Renamed 26 June 1941 USS SUWANNEE AO-33 Commissioned 16 July 1941 Though the battleship neither sank nor sustained severe damage, Sterett had the satisfaction of scoring two torpedo hits before a third target crossed her bow. She reached the Philippines several days later, and her planes began strikes on enemy installations in the Visayas until 25 October. Seattle Branch of the National Archives photo. Strange USN (Ret.) 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. Farther out heavier Japanese ships were preparing to join in. On 24 February, she headed east again and arrived at Pearl Harbor, on 2 March for a two-week stay. care.". Archives and Records Administration (NARA), # 80-G-K-15634. Photographed by USS Suwannee (CVE-27) aircraft. She departed Hawaii on 22 January 1944 and headed for the Marshalls. After 30 years and learning the computer and finding VetFriends, I went to my first reunion of the USS Navasota AO-106. One US cruiser and one US destroyer are sunk. Suwannee provided air support for the assault forces at Leyte Gulf with antisubmarine and combat air patrols and strikes against Japanese installations ashore. the Distinguished Flying Cross with two stars and Air Medal with seven stars. Flight deck poster made by an AMM, B.L. National Archives and Records Administration 0 users currently logged in and 86 visitors active. 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, Cmdr. Try the Ship's Store. At 0145 Juneau, in company with 4 cruisers and 8 destroyers encounter a Japanese force of 2 battleships, 1 light cruiser and 11 destroyers. After short stops at Purvis Bay, in the Solomons, and at Seeadler Harbor, Manus, the escort carrier headed for New Guinea. Those who Monteau, USNR; Lieutenant Junior Grade Joseph Coleman, USNR; Ensign Raymond L.J. National Archives and Records Administration Photographed by Ensign Barrett Gallagher, USNR. BOBBITT, Edgar Solon Electrician's Mate Second Class. On 24 and 25 October 1944, the Japanese launched a major surface offensive from three directions to contest the Leyte Gulf landings. I really hope some other people can find this service and get in touch with people like I did. If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on the name to send an email to the respective sailor. Seconds later she rolled on her side. HullNumber.com takes your privacy seriously. On 12 October, the escort carrier got underway from Manus, in Rear Admiral Thomas L. Sprague's Escort Carrier Group to provide air support for the landings at Leyte Gulf. the National Archives and Records Administration Archives and Records Administration (NARA), # 80-G-349249. 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. This a chronological list of named operations involving aircraft carriers combining USN, RN, and IJN operations for Atlantic and Pacific theaters. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? You can help improve our commands section Click here to Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel . U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? Suwannee. The resulting fire burned for several hours, but was finally brought under control. Her name was stricken from the Navy List on 1 March 1959. Photograph: 7 April 1943. ):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) Archives and Records Administration (NARA), photo # 80-G-39317. National Archives & Records Administration photo, # 19-N-24298. Login| This leaflet was aboard the carrier the moment she was hit by the Mitsubishi Zero (Mitsubishi after 2 years and 10 months of service, having steamed 128,417 miles (last ship's muster is dated 01 July 1946) At 0148, San Francisco opened fire on an enemy cruiser 3,700 yards off her starboard beam. On 13 November, she departed to participate in the Gilbert Islands operation. Her gunners soon shot down another enemy plane, then bore down on a third circling in the clouds at about 8,000ft (2,400m). Electronics on mast have been censored. After a stop in Hawaii, Suwannee was sent to Long Beach, and had a short dry-dock period. Suwannee has too long gone untold. Islands, Philippines, in advance of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. After eight days in the water survivors were spotted and rescue effected. Upon detecting the Japanese force Sterett and her colleagues increased speed changed course and threaded their way into the enemy formation. With Oldendorfs old battleships fighting in Surigao Strait and Halseys Third Fleet scurrying north, Suwannee, with the other 15 escort carriers and 22 destroyers and escort vessels (DE), formed the only Allied naval force operating off Leyte Gulf when Admiral Kurita Takeos First Striking Force penetrated the unguarded San Bernadino Strait into the Philippine Sea. Consequently, she did not participate in the running surface Battle off Samar. off Samar, Battle of Leyte Gulf, 25 October 1944). by Robert C. Stern. 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 Aircraft carriers at specific battles, invasions, and raids [ edit] U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives Many photos show crew members on duty and on shore leave, portraying both the routine and the exciting experiences the Sailors have had. This propaganda leaflet was saved from a batch that was being air dropped by VT-60's Avengers Disembarking three more passengers at Bayonne, N.J., on the 21st, Suwannee sailed for Hampton Roads the next day. All Rights Reserved. Seventy-seven sailors, including Rear Admiral Callaghan and Capt. The carrier reentered San Pedro Bay, Leyte, on 6 July and spent the next month there. Soon after, Preston, preparing her torpedoes, was struck. Joseph J. At 07:40, on 25 October, "Taffy 1" was jumped by land-based planes from Davao in the first deliberate kamikaze attack of the war. Clinton McKellar, and loaded six 77-foot Electric Boat Co. (ELCO) torpedo boats: PT-20, PT-21, PT-22, PT-23, PT-24, and PT-25 (2426 August) The oiler and her passengers and deck cargo began their voyage when she stood out on 26 August. She remained in the vicinity of Kwajalein for the first 15 days of February, then spent the next nine days helping out at Eniwetok. USS Suwannee (CVE 27) Escort carrier of the Sangamon class Commands listed for USS Suwannee (CVE 27) Please note that we're still working on this section and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War. 346477 entries available online. . From 1923 November, she was a part of the Air Support Group of the Southern Attack Force, and her planes bombed Tarawa, while the ships in the Northern Attack Force engaged the enemy at Makin. Archives and Records Administration (NARA), photo # 80-G-39318. Her repairs were completed by 31 January 1945; and, after brief stops at Hunter's Point and Alameda, California, she headed west and back into the war. (CVE-27) HELL. The destroyer unleashed her torpedoes and using all her firepower, machine-gunned the battleship's bridge. 7 Dec 1941 - 31 Dec 1946 was 4,183,466 (390,037 officers and 3,793,429 enlisted) 3. We shall hold it as a duty to see that are given clothing, food, shelter, and medical U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives In 1977 the vessel was acquired by the City of Buffalo as a memorial and is on display at the Buffalo and ErieCounty Naval & Servicemen's park. Consequently, while she herself did not participate in the running surface battle off Samar, her air group TBMs and F6Fs carried out persistent attacks on Japanese capital ships. Crew List main page| The vessel decommissioned shortly thereafter in Newport News to be converted to an escort carrier. Cimarron/List 1 Class: Displacement: 24,830 tons Length: 553' Beam: 75' Draft: 32' Speed: 18 knots Armament: 4 5"/38 DP, 4x2 40mm, 4x2 20mm Complement: Capacity: 146,000 barrels Geared turbines engines, twin screws, 30,400 hp Maritime Commission T3-S2-A1type Chicopee Class: (NARA), # 80-G-349435. His bomb compounded the fracture when it exploded between the flight and hangar decks, tearing a 25-foot gash in the latter and causing a number of casualties. She departed Hawaii, on 22 January 1944, and headed for the Marshalls. and Records Administration, Escort Carrier Sailors & Airmen Association, Built under a Maritime Commission contract (hull number 5) as the civilian tanker, Acquired by the Navy on 26 June 1941; classified as a "Fleet Oiler", designated AO-33 and renamed. Prepared by CAPT R. O. Since the first meeting in 1988, our reunion opportunity to get together . She was recommissioned alongside Pier 9, Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., on 24 September 1942, Capt. On 2 October, Suwannee Captain Charles C. McDonald and Rear Admiral William Sample, who headed COMCARDIV 22 on board Suwannee, took off in a Martin PBM Mariner to maintain their flight qualifications and never returned.
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