USS Gambier Bay
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| Length | 156 m |
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| Construction started | July 10, 1943 |
| Aircraft carried | 28 |
| Nickname(s) | Kaiser Coffin |
| Speed | 19 kn (22 mph; 35 km/h) |
| Fate | Battle off Samar |
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| ID | 1086973 |
About USS Gambier Bay
USS Gambier Bay was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was sunk in the Battle off Samar during the Battle of Leyte Gulf after helping to turn back a much larger attacking Japanese surface force. She was the only American aircraft carrier sunk by enemy surface gunfire during World War II.
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