. After short stops at Purvis Bay, in the Solomons, and at Seeadler Harbor, Manus, the escort carrier headed for New Guinea. Commissioned on 19 April 1997 at Staten Island, New York and brought to life by Kelly Sullivan Loughren and brother, John Sullivan. Navybuddies.com Crew List - Reunite with old US Navy Buddies Thomas, of the crew. Many of the crew on the forecastle and the catwalks above it had been blown over the side by the explosions. During this time Suwannee was transferred from the US 9th Fleet to the 5th Fleet. 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. After eight days in the water survivors were spotted and rescue effected. Photo and text from Fire From The Sky, At 1100 while conducting evasive maneuvering (zigzagging) in company with 2 US cruisers and 3 destroyers, Japanese submarine launches torpedoes at US force striking Juneau on port side near the previous hit. a Japanese suicide plane streaks out of clouds in an 80-degree dive. The first one crashed into Santee; and, 30 seconds later, Suwannee splashed a kamikaze during his run on Petrof Bay. listens to confessions of a crew member. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives With Admiral Oldendorf's old battleships fighting in Surigao Strait and Halsey's 3rd 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 Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita's 1st Striking Force sneaked through the unguarded San Bernardino Strait into the Philippine Sea. On 28 October, the carrier was placed in a reserve status with the 16th Fleet, at Boston, and just over two months later, on 8 January 1947, she was placed out of commission. She reached the Philippines several days later, and her planes began strikes on enemy installations in the Visayas until 25 October. 1 206 Air Raids in the Pacific, 1 July 1945. Navybuddies.com Crew List - Reunite with old US Navy Buddies Twenty minutes later, completely immobilized in all departments, the ship was ordered abandoned. Lebel, USNR; Lieutenant Her problems, however, soon came from another quarter. Crew List main page| 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: Within two hours, her flight deck was sufficiently repaired to enable the escort carrier to resume air operations. and Records Administration (NARA), # 80-G-349221. US Navy Personnel in World War II: Service and Casualty Statistics He came below to report that medical help was critically needed there. Naval Shipyard. Suwannee cleared Norfolk on 11 January 1942 for Bermuda with passengers that included six bound for the carrier Ranger (CV-4), five for Savannah, and two for the destroyer Rhind (DD-404). The enemy battleship joined the cruiser and the destroyer in firing on San Francisco, whose port 5-inch battery engaged the destroyer but was put out of action except for one mount. Artwork details the dangers ):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 stopped at Pearl Harbor overnight (1920 November 1944) and arrived at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Wash., on the 26th. ". Artwork details about crossing 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). Then it was back to Operation Magic Carpet, on 4 December. and Records Administration (NARA), # 80-G-349218. 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. Archives and Records Administration (NARA), # 80-G-349248. Young, had been killed. USS SUWANNEE (CVHE-27) Deployments & History - Hull Number U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Shifting thence to Baytown, Texas, she took on cargo, after which she took departure on 15 October. 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. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. San Francisco swung left while her main battery continued to fire on the battleships which, with the cruiser and the destroyer, continued to pound San Francisco. Those who Archives and Records Administration (NARA), photo # 80-G-39318. (1a) As a returning American torpedo bomber (lower plane) approaches deck for landing, They then spent a few days in the port of Kure, just south of Hiroshima, and then they returned near Wakayama, on 10 October, for "typhoon anchorage" as another storm, typhoon Louise, was approaching. 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. the National Archives and Records Administration The ship reached Saipan around 15:00, on 28 October, and stayed just long enough, 15 hours, to load stores and 400 troops. Thomas, of the crew. She joined Ranger as the other carrier attached to the Center Attack Group whose specific objective was Casablanca, itself, via Fedhala, just to the north. Login| 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. They once again anchored in Wakayama, on 13 October, for about two days and then headed north to Tokyo, arriving on the evening of 18 October. Prepared by CAPT R. O. Archives and Records Administration (NARA), # 80-G-349243. The leaflets were dropped on the Japanese installations located on the Visayas While Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa's Mobile Force sailed south from Japan and drew the bulk of Admiral William Halsey's 3d Fleet off to the north, Admiral Shima's 2nd Striking Force, along with Admiral Shoji Nishimura's Force, attempted to force the Surigao Strait from the south. After operating for six months as an oiler with the Atlantic Fleet, Suwannee was designated an "Aircraft Escort Vessel", AVG-27, on 14 February 1942, and decommissioned, on 21 February, at Newport News, Virginia, for conversion to a Sangamon-class escort carrier. HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. The . During that operation, Suwannee joined the Northern Attack Force, and her planes bombed and strafed Roi and Namur Islands, in the northern part of Kwajalein Atoll, and conducted anti-submarine patrols for the task force. 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. Soon after, Preston, preparing her torpedoes, was struck. Engaged in the Pacific operations as of 10 November, were 489 ships having space for slightly under 700,000 passengers. On 7 September, Van Valkenburgh stood out of Buckner Bay, in company with Anthony, Wadsworth, Beale, and Ammen, as screen for the carriers Suwannee, Chenango, Cape Gloucester, and the cruiser Birmingham, bound for Japan and occupation duty in the erstwhile enemy's waters. She was designated an "Escort Helicopter Aircraft Carrier", CVHE-27, on 12 June 1955, while in reserve. by USS Suwannee (CVE-27) aircraft. Ensuing magazine explosion blows Juneau in half, killing most of the crew. During that operation, Suwannee joined the Northern Attack Force, and her planes bombed and strafed Roi and Namur Islands, in the northern part of Kwajalein Atoll, and conducted antisubmarine patrols for the task force. HullNumber.com. by Robert C. Stern. Back to 1st page. Aboard USS Suwannee (CVE-27), Lieutenant Edward P. Looney, a Catholic Chaplain, Home Join Now About Hullnumber Before You Register Tell A Shipmate FAQs Related Links Contact Us. Strange USN (Ret.) CARKOSKI . If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on . 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. Photograph: 7 April 1943. 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. Those landings went off without opposition on 15 September, and Suwannee returned to Seeadler Harbor, to prepare for the invasion of the Philippines. Photographed by Ensign Barrett Gallagher, USNR. At 0148, San Francisco opened fire on an enemy cruiser 3,700 yards off her starboard beam. Then on to Guam, arriving at 17:00, on 29 October, to load approximately 35 planes, for a total complement of around 70 planes, then on to Pearl Harbor. ), Click on "Links" at left, then "The Suwannee" to access color video of the USS Suwannee at anchor. CVE-27 U.S.S. National Archives & Records Administration photo, # 19-N-24296. Prepared by CAPT R. O. exploded on flight deck immediately after coming to a stop following normal landing on board. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); There are currently no images of USS Suwannee A river that rises in the southeastern part of the state of Georgia and flows to the southwest across Florida, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico at Suwannee Sound; sometimes given the variant spelling of Suwanee. They were declared dead on 4 October. 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. Hull 5); launched on 4 March 1939; sponsored by Mrs. Howard L. Vickery; delivered to the Keystone Tankship Corp. and operated by that company until acquired by the Navy on 26 June 1941. Report an offensive or inappropriate entry. Prepared by CAPT R.O. 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. Of seven missing, three were subsequently rescued. Photographed We shall hold it as a duty to see that are given clothing, food, shelter, and medical Converted to an aircraft carrier at Newport News, Va. Reclassified as an "Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier" and redesignated ACV-27, 20 August 1942. She was assigned to the Atlantic Inactive Fleet later that month. Men in Uniform - U.S.S. Suwannee USS SUWANNEE (CVE-27) ALL HANDS - Hull Number Add a reunion information. A Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat (nicknamed "Rosenblatt's Reply") aboard USS Suwannee Joseph R. Lannom 16 July 1941, Capt. Her name was stricken from the Navy List on 1 March 1959. William H. Abrams, USMCR, Ret., the district legal officer at the Marine Barracks, Balboa) and an OS3c to the Submarine Base, Coco Solo, C.Z., on the 8th; then continued on for Galveston, Texas. USS Suwanee or Suwannee may refer to one of these United States Navy ships: USS Suwanee (1864), a double-ended side-wheel gunboat commissioned in February 1865, sent in pursuit of Confederate commerce raiders until the end of the Civil War, and wrecked in 1868 USS Suwanee (1897), the United States Lighthouse Service lighthouse tender USLHT Mayflower, which served the U.S. Navy from April to . Suwannee remained in North African waters until mid-November, then sailed, via Bermuda, for Norfolk, Virginia. Then a torpedo in her fantail put Laffey out of action. 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. The first challenge was to find as many of the men as possible. Please click on one of the unit names below to request research assistance in locating U.S. Seattle Branch of the National Archives photo. Keystone Tankship Corp., in turn delivered the vessel at Baltimore, Maryland. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National 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. Copyright 2023 HullNumber.com. The carrier reentered San Pedro Bay, on 6 July, and spent the next month there. Strange USN (Ret.) Photograph: 7 April 1943. After five days in Seeadler Harbor, Suwannee got underway to return to the west coast for major repairs. 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. (Quoted from the This web site is dedicated to the men who served aboard the escort carrier U.S.S. Jocko Clark in command. 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. Chief Engineman. 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. U.S.S. Suwannee and Records Administration (NARA), # 80-G-349398. HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. USS Suwannee (CVE-27), was built as the civilian oiler Markay, in 1939, before being acquired by the US Navy, in 1941, and renamed Suwannee (AO-33), after the tradition of naming fleet oilers after rivers. 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. Suwannee paused briefly at the Canal Zone (69 October 1941), disembarking four passengers during her time therea PhM2c to the U.S. D. Sample, USN, presents Bronze Star to Lieutenant Commander James C. Longino, who also received Jr. 30 December 1943, Capt. 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. (NARA), # 80-G-349430. Her repairs were completed by 31 January 1945; and, after brief stops at Hunter's Point and Alameda, Calif., she headed west and back into the war. 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. The resulting blaze burned for several hours, but was finally brought under control by the concerted efforts of her crew and air group. Commanding Officers Date Assumed Command, Cmdr. (CVE-27). 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. Add yours! Upon detecting the Japanese force Sterett and her colleagues increased speed changed course and threaded their way into the enemy formation. by Robert C. Stern. To top of page | To bottom of page A LONG AND HAPPY NAVY TALE OF WARRANT OFFICERS. 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. Farther out heavier Japanese ships were preparing to join in. (NARA), photo # 80-G-270617. On 24 February, she headed east again and arrived at Pearl Harbor, on 2 March for a two-week stay. USS SUWANNEE (CVE-27) Crew Roster UNDERWAY! accident apparently was caused by the explosion of a 100# bomb in the bomb bay." The battle commenced at 0150 and within 30 minutes Monssen, which had been spotlighted in the darkness and hit by some 37 shells was reduced to a burning hulk. The auxiliary carrier transited the Panama Canal, on 1112 December, and arrived at New Caledonia, on 4 January 1943. 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. The plane bears traces of the yellow Operation Torch Three Japanese destroyers conduct a coordinated torpedo attack of US Forces. She remained on the west coast for two weeks, into the new year, then set a course for Lahaina Roads in the Hawaiian Islands. Suwannee provided air support for the assault forces at Leyte Gulf with antisubmarine and combat air patrols and strikes against Japanese installations ashore. After 30 years and learning the computer and finding VetFriends, I went to my first reunion of the USS Navasota AO-106. 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. With each salvo of popping, two or three more panicky crew men would leap over the side, and we found that our most urgent task was to persuade those poised on the rail not to jump by a combination of physical restraint and reassurance that fires were being controlled and that more help was on the way. The USS Suwannee also created their own chapter ! USS Suwanee | Military Wiki | Fandom A muster revealed 2 officers and 56 sailors missing (some of whom were recovered subsequently). USS SUWANNEE (CVHE-27) Crew Roster - hullnumber.com The battleship put the starboard 5-inch battery out of commission. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National 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. Joseph J. Clark 24 September 1942, Capt. Her gunners soon shot down another enemy plane, then bore down on a third circling in the clouds at about 8,000ft (2,400m). http://navylog.navymemorial.org/Portals/0/images/ships-tribute/NSB94211141.jpg Preston DD 379 11 14 1942 1942-11-14 00:00:00.000 Shellfire near Salvo Island Preston, in company with TF 64, sailed along the western end of Guadalcanal to intercept another Japanese run down the Slot to bombard Henderson Field and land reinforcements. the flight deck during landings. Suwannee III (AO-33) - Navy USS Suwannee (CVE 27) Crew List. This list is in development, so if you don't see the unit or vessel you're looking for, click on any unit name below and type in the correct unit/vessel name in the form page. "Report of Damage Incurred from Explosion of a 100 Bomb in the Bomb Bay on an Aircraft which Had Completed Between 8 and 11 November, Suwannee sent up 255 air sorties and lost only five planes, three in combat and two to operational problems. This propaganda leaflet was saved from a batch that was being air dropped by VT-60's Avengers An enemy battleship was then sighted and taken under fire, initial range 2,200 yards. Try the Ship's Store. Suwanee's planes did not actually become engaged in the famous battle of naval aircraft, because they remained with the invasion forces in the Marianas providing ASW and combat air patrols (CAPs). 1 205 Delbert S. Cornwell 8 December 1944, Capt. Benham and Preston followed. She stopped at Pearl Harbor, overnight on 1920 November, and arrived at Puget Sound Navy Yard, on 26 November. You can help improve our commands section Click here to Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel . I would like to thank all of those of you who contacted me after the . Juneau is hit by a torpedo in her port side near forward fire room. The two planes erupted upon contact, Beidelman and his two crewmen perishing in a fiery instant. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. Suwannee (and her embarked air units for the pertinent periods: VGS-27, VGF-27, VGS-30, VGF-28, CVEG-60 and CVEG-40) received the Presidential Unit Citation and 13 battle stars for her World War. Naval records from World War II. National Archives and Records Administration Photograph: 7 April 1943. At the height of the violent battle, an enemy battleship came slashing through the darkness and both ships headed at full speed for the same spot. Naval History & Heritage Command photo, # NH 71524. This force, Kurita's, immediately began a surface engagement with Rear Admiral Clifton Sprague's "Taffy 3", the northernmost group of escort carriers. Her keel was laid down on June 3, 1938; she was launched March 4, 1939. On 6 February 1946, she was assigned to the berthing area at the Boston [Mass.] From the 19th to the 23rd, 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. National Archives and Records Administration HullNumber.com takes your privacy seriously. Albert A. Lee, USNR. 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. Other 14 officers and men were also injured. 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. Casualties incurred were 26 killed and 18 seriously injured. The first one crashed Santee (CVE-29) and, 30 seconds later, Suwannee splashed a kamikaze during its attack on Petrof Bay (CVE-80). HullNumber.com takes your privacy seriously. The story of the U.S.S. is more than men ought to endure so far from home, we want you to keep something in mind. Additional Information Page. The bow cables and hawser held and she remained safely in place by turning the screws to maintain position. Navybuddies.com Crew List - Reunite with old US Navy Buddies Looking for US Navy memorabilia? Escort Carrier Photo Index: USS SUWANNEE (ACV-27) - NavSource Suwannee was much farther south as an element of Rear Admiral Thomas Sprague's "Taffy 1". After five days in Seeadler Harbor, Suwannee got underway to return to the west coast for major repairs. 1 209 She remained there for a week, then returned to the Netherlands East Indies, at Makassar Strait, to support the landings at Balikpapan, Borneo. On 13 November, she departed to participate in the Gilbert Islands operation. Artwork details about sitting (NARA) photo, # 80-G-270614. At 0740 on the 25th, Taffy 1 was jumped by land-based planes from Davao in the first deliberate suicide attack of the war. 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 Landing Procedure," USS Suwannee CVE-27, Serial 065, 29 May 1945.). National Archives & Records Administration photo, # 19-N-24298.
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