Topic: Making CVE-27 USS Suwannee *Sangamon class (Read 2110 times)

Colt · « **on:** February 04, 2015, 06:01:01 PM »

Type:    Escort carrier
Displacement:    11,400 long tons (11,583 t) standard
24,275 long tons (24,665 t) full
Length:    553 ft (169 m)
Beam:    75 ft (23 m)
114 ft (35 m) extreme width
Draft:    32 ft (9.8 m)
Propulsion:    2 steam turbines, 2 shafts, 4 boilers, 13,500 shp (10,067 kW)
Speed:    18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Complement:    860-1080 officers and men
Armament:    • 2 × 127 mm/51 cal. guns (2×1)[1]
• 8 × Bofors 40 mm guns (4×2)
• 12 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons (12×1)
• Additional 20 & 40 mm guns later added
Aircraft carried:    25-32 F4F Wildcat & TBF Avenger or SBD Dauntless

The flight deck was made of wood,and appears to be oak, not stained or dark from the shipyard.
Thank you in advance for your consideration and hard work.

Author Topic: Making CVE-27 USS Suwannee *Sangamon class (Read 2110 times)

Colt

Making CVE-27 USS Suwannee *Sangamon class