USS Chenango (CVE-28)
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| Construction started | July 10, 1938 |
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| Launched | April 1, 1939 |
| Length | 169 m |
| Beam | 23 m |
| Builder | Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. |
| Aircraft carried | 31 |
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| ID | 3099666 |
About USS Chenango (CVE-28)
The second USS Chenango (CVE-28) was launched on 1 April 1939 as Esso New Orleans by the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, in Chester, Pennsylvania, sponsored by Mrs. Rathbone; acquired by the United States Navy on 31 May 1941; and commissioned on 20 June 1941 as AO-31, with Commander W. H. Mays in command.
