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FANSHAW BAY (CVHE 70)
(ex-CVE 70)

ESCORT HELICOPTER AIRCRAFT CARRIER

UIC:07400
Class:CVE 55 Fleet:
Status:Disposed of, by Navy Sale Homeport:
Date status changed:09/26/1959 Berth:
Maintenance Category:
Force: MARAD Type:
Builder: KAISER CO/VANCOUVR
Delivery Date:12/09/1943
Award Date:06/18/1942 Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal):15.8 years
Keel Date:05/18/1943 Commission Date:12/09/1943
Launch Date:11/01/1943 Inactivation Date:
Age (since launch)(At time of disposal)15.8 years Decommission Date:08/14/1946
Years from Commission to Decommission: 2.7
Stricken Date: 03/01/1959

Overall Length: 512 ft Waterline Length:490 ft
Extreme Beam:108 ft Waterline Beam:65 ft
Maximum Navigational Draft:23 ft Draft Limit:
Light Displacement:7800 tons Full Displacement:10400 tons
Dead Weight:2600 tons
Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure.
Number of Propellers: 2
Number of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:
Accommodations: Officers: 109 Enlisted: 757

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Last updated 08/25/2000
 

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