USS Sangamon (CVE-26) was a US Navy escort carrier of World War II. Originally Esso Trenton, a T3 tanker oiler, built by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry...

for coastal defense during the Spanish–American War. The second USS Sangamon (CVE-26) was a fleet oiler converted to an escort carrier during World War...

(DE-183) USS Sandoval (APA-194) USS Sangamon (CVE-26) USS Santee (CVE-29) USS Savo Island (CVE-78) USS Sederstrom (DE-31) USS Shubrick (DD-639) USS Sims (DE-154)...

USS Suwannee (CVE-27), was built as the civilian oiler Markay, in 1939, before being acquired by the US Navy, in 1941, and renamed Suwannee (AO-33), after...

Sangamon-class escort carriers, but some of the Sangamon's engineering shortcomings were addressed. They entered service late in World War II – USS Commencement...

USS Bonita (SS-165) USS Langley (CV-1) USS Long Island (CVE-1) USS Sangamon (CVE-26) USS Suwannee (CVE-27) USS Chenango (CVE-28) USS Santee (CVE-29) USS Charger (CVE-30)...

CarDiv26: USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) Air Squadron VC-5 USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) Air Squadron VC-10 USN Task Unit 52.11.2 CarDiv24: USS Sangamon (CVE-26) USS Suwannee...

The second USS Chenango (CVE-28) (originally designated as T3 Tanker oiler AO-31, after re-designation as an escort carrier, was first ACV-28) was launched...

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...

The Sangamon class were a group of four escort aircraft carriers of the United States Navy that served during World War II. These ships were originally...