- USS Bogue (CVE-9)
USS "Bogue" (CVE-9) was the lead ship in the "Bogue"-class of
escort aircraft carrier s in theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II . She was originally classified AVG-9, but was changed to ACV-9,20 August 1942 ; CVE-9,15 July 1943 ; and CVHP-9,12 June 1955 .She was laid down on
1 October 1941 as "Steel Advocate" (hull 170) underMaritime Commission contract bySeattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding inTacoma, Washington . "Bogue" was launched15 January 1942 ; sponsored by Mrs. W. Miller, Jr., wife of Lieutenant Commander Miller; transferred to the United States Navy1 May 1942 ; and commissioned26 September 1942 , Captain G. E. Short in command.After an extensive shakedown and repair period "Bogue" joined the Atlantic Fleet in February 1943 as the nucleus of the pioneer American
anti-submarine hunter-killer group. During March and April 1943 she made three North Atlantic crossings but sank no submarines. She departed on her fourth crossing22 April and got her first submarine22 May when her aircraft sank "U-569" at coord|50|40|N|35|21|W|.During her fifth North Atlantic cruise her planes sank two German submarines: "U-217" at coord|30|18|N|42|50|W|.,
5 June and "U-118" at coord|30|49|N|33|49|W|.,12 June .On
23 July 1943 , during her seventh patrol, her planes sank "U-527" at coord|35|25|N|27|56|W|. USS|George E. Badger|DD-196|3, of her screen, sank "U-613" during this patrol."Bogue"
' s eighth patrol was her most productive with three German submarines sunk. "U-86" was sunk by her planes on29 November 1943 at coord|39|33|N|19|01|W|. On30 November , Avengers from "Bogue" damaged "U-238" east of theAzores .cite book | url = http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-Chron/| title = The official chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II | chapter = Chapter V: 1943 | chapterurl = http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-Chron/USN-Chron-1943.html | first = Robert | last = Cressman | location = Annapolis, Maryland | publisher = Naval Institute Press | year = 2000 | isbn = 9781557501493 | oclc = 41977179 | accessdate = 2007-11-30 ] On13 December "U-172" was sunk by her planes, along with "George E. Badger", USS|Du Pont|DD-152|3, USS|Clemson|DD-186|3 and USS|Osmond Ingram|DD-255|3 at coord|26|19|N|29|58|W|. And on20 December "U-850" was sunk by planes at coord|32|54|N|37|01|W|."Bogue" had a break from her anti-submarine operations during January and February 1944 when she carried a cargo of Army fighters to
Glasgow ,Scotland . The carrier then returned to her anti-submarine role and on13 March her aircraft teamed with British planes, USS|Haverfield|DE-393|3, USS|Hobson|DD-464|3 and HMCS "Prince Rupert" to sink "U-575" at coord|46|18|N|27|34|W|.On
5 May 1944 , "Bogue" and her escorts departedHampton Roads, Virginia , for a cruise that netted two more submarines and lasted until2 July . "Francis M. Robinson", of the screen, sank the Japanese "RO-501" (ex-German "U-1224") on13 May and "Bogue"’s aircraft sank the Japanese submarine "I-52" at coord|15|16|N|39|55|W|., on24 June . During the next cruise,24 July –24 September 1944 , "Bogue"'s planes sank another German submarine, "U-1229",20 August at coord|42|20|N|51|39|W|.Following her return in September 1944, "Bogue" operated on training missions out of
Bermuda andQuonset Point, Rhode Island , until February 1945 when she made a trip toLiverpool ,England , with Army planes. In April 1945 she put to sea again as an anti-submarine vessel, forming part of CaptainGeorge J. Dufek 's Second Barrier Force. On24 April success came as USS|Flaherty|DE-135|3, USS|Neunzer|DE-150|3, USS|Chatelain|DE-139|3, USS|Varian|DE-798|3, USS|Hubbard|DE-211|3, USS|Janssen|DE-396|3, USS|Pillsbury|DE-133|3 and USS|Keith|DE-241|3 sank "U-546". This was the last of 13 submarines sunk by "Bogue" or her escorts.With the war in the Atlantic over, "Bogue" moved to the Pacific, arriving at San Diego
3 July 1945 . She then steamed westward to Guam, arriving24 July . She made a trip toAdak, Alaska (19 August to6 September 1945 ), and then joined the "Operation Magic Carpet " fleet returning servicemen from the Pacific islands. She was placed out of commission in reserve30 November 1946 at Tacoma, Washington."Bogue" received a Presidential Unit Citation and three
battle star s for herWorld War II service.References
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