USS Siboney (CVE-112)
USS Siboney (CVE-112) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Namesake | Siboney, Cuba |
| Builder | Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Tacoma, Washington |
| Laid down | 1 April 1944 |
| Launched | 9 November 1944 |
| Commissioned | 14 May 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 31 July 1956 |
| Stricken | 1 June 1970 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1971 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier |
| Displacement | 21,397 long tons (21,740 t) |
| Length | 557 ft 1 in (169.80 m) loa |
| Beam | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Draft | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Complement | 1,066 |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 33 |
| Aviation facilities | 2 × aircraft catapults |
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USS Siboney (ex-Frosty Bay) was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. The Commencement Bay class were built during World War II, and were an improvement over the earlier Sangamon class, which were converted from oil tankers. They were capable of carrying an air group of 33 planes and were armed with an anti-aircraft battery of 5 in (127 mm), 40 mm (1.6 in), and 20 mm (0.8 in) guns. The ships were capable of a top speed of 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph), and due to their origin as tankers, had extensive fuel storage.