Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

CVE-1 USS Long Island

• Displacement: 14,055 tons
• Length: 492'
• Beam: 102'
• Draft: 25'6"
• Speed: 17 knots
• Armament: 1 5"/51, 2 3"/50 DP, 20 20mm, 21 planes
• Complement: 1,970
• Sun-Doxford diesel engines, 1 screw, 9,000 h.p.
• Built at Sun Shipbuilding as merchantman; converted at Newport News and commissioned 2 June 1941
• Maritime Commission C3-Cargo type

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Long Island
• USS Long Island Association (email: USSLongIsland@aol.com)

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