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Dedalo
Aircraft Carrier built 1943 as USS CABOT by New York SB Corp. 16146tn L623’ oa B109’. Four sets geared steam turbines 10,000shp 4 screws 32kn. Arm twentysix 40mm AA guns. Twenty helicopters seven Matador aircraft. Som Sea King anti sub Helicopters. Loaned to Italian Navy 1967 for five years. Renamed DEDALO. Purchased by Italy 1973. Paraguay 1983 NC
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16 March 1942 laid down as a light cruiser USS WILMINGTON (CL-79) on the yard of the New York Shipbuilding, Camden, NJ.
02 June 1942 reordered as an aircraft carrier, and renamed on 23 June in USS CABOT (CV-28). One of the Independence class.
04 April 1943 launched, and sponsored by Mrs. A.C.Read.
Displacement 11.000 tons, dim. 622.6 x 71.6 x 26ft. (draught) maximum beam 109.2 ft.
Powered by G.E. steam turbines, 100.000 shp, four propellers, speed 32 knots.
Armament 26 – 40mm AA guns.
Crew 1.569.
24 July 1943 commissioned under command of Captain M.F.Shoeffel.
08 November 1943 she sailed from Quonset Point R.I. bound for Pearl; Harbour, where she arrived on 02 December.
15 January 1944 she sailed from Pearl Harbour bound for Majuro, where she joined the fast carrier striking force TF 58.2, to begin the consistently high quality of war service. At that time she carried 24 Hellcats and 8 Avengers planes.
From 04 February till 4 March 1944 her planes did strike on Roi, Namur and the island stronghold of Truk, aiding in the neutralization of the Japanese bases as her part in the invasion of the Marshall Islands.
The she returned to Pearl Harbour for a brief repair period, but was back in action from Majuro for the pounding raids on the Palaus, Yap, Ulihi and Woleai at the close of March 1944.
She provided valuable air cover for the Hollandia, Papua New Guinea from 22 to 25 April, and 4 days later began to hurl her air power at Truk, Satawan, and Ponape.
She sailed from Majuro again on 06 June for the pre-invasion air strikes in the Marianas, and on 19 and 20 June launched sorties in the key Battle of the Philippine Sea, the famous “Marianas Turkey Shoot,” which hopelessly crippled Japanese naval aviation. At that time she carried 21 Hellcats and 9 Avengers.
CABOT’s air units pounded Japanese bases on Iwo Jima, Pagan, Rota, Guam, Yap and Ulithi as the carrier continued her support of the Marianas operation until 9 August.
Pre-invasion strikes in the Palaus in September 1944 along with air attacks on Mindanao, the Visayas, and Luzon paved the way for the long-awaited return to the Philippines.
She sailed on 06 October from Ulithi for raids on Okinawa and to provide air cover for her task group during the heavy enemy attacks off Formosa (Taiwan) on 12 and 13 October.
CABOT joined the group, which screened “Criple Division 1,” the cruiser CANBERRA (CA-70) and HOUSTON (CL-81), which had been torpedoed off Formosa to the safety of the Carolines, then rejoined her group for continued air strikes on then Visayas, and the Battle for Leyte Gulf on 25 and 26 October.
CABOT remained on patrol off Luzon, conducting strikes in support of operations ashore, and repelling desperate suicide attacks. On 25 November a particularly vicious one occurred. CABOT had fought off several kamikazes when one already flaming from hits, crashed the flight deck on the port side, destroying the still-firing 20mm gun platform disabling the 40mm mounts and a gun director: Another of CABOT’s victims crashed close aboard and showered the port side with shrapnel and burning debris. CABOT lost 26 men killed and wounded but careful training had produced a crew, which handled damage control smoothly and coolly. While she continued to maintain her station in formation and operate effectively, temporary repairs were made.
On 28 November she arrived at Ulithi for permanent repairs.
CABOT returned to action 11 December 1944, steaming with the force striking Luzon, Formosa, Indo-China, Hong Kong, and the Nansei Shoto in support of the Luzon operations. From 10 February to 1 March 1945 her planes pounded the Japanese homeland and the Bonins to suppress opposition to invasion of Iwo Jima. Continued strikes against Kyushu and Okinawa in March prepared for the invasion of latter island. After these prolonged intensive operations, CABOT was homeward bound for San Francisco for a much-needed overhaul completed in June.
After refresh training at Pearl Harbour, the carrier launched strikes on Wake Island on 1 August while in route to Eniwetok. Here she remained on training duty until the end of the war. Sailing 21 August, she joined TG 38.3 to support landings of occupation troops in the Yellow Sea area in September and October. Embarking homeward-bound men at Guam, CABOT arrived at San Diego 9 November, then sailed for the east coast. Cabot was placed out of commission in reserve at Philadelphia on 11 February 1947.
27 October 1947 recommissioned as an ASW carrier and assigned to the Naval Air Reserve training program. She operated out of Pensacola, then Quonset Point, on cruises to the Caribbean, and had one tour of duty in European waters from 9 January to 26 March 1952.
21 January 1955 out of commission and placed in reserve.
15 May 1959 reclassified AVT-3.
In addition to the Presidential Unit Citation, CABOT received nine battle stars for World War II service.
1965 Taken out of reserve and overhauled at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in preparation for a transfer to the Spanish Navy.
30 August 1967 commissioned in the Spanish Navy under the name SNS DEDALO (PH01). In use as an ASW and VSTOL carrier.
Displacement 13.208 standard, 16.416 tons full load. Dim. 189.9 x 21.8 x 7.9m.
Range 7.200 miles by a speed of 15 knots.
Under Spanish flag she carried 7 aircraft and 20 helicopters. The aircraft were mostly AV-8 Harriers.
Crew 1.112 including air-groups.
She was first on loan to the Spanish Navy but bought in 1973.
05 August 1989 she returned to the USA and was decommissioned at New Orleans.
1989 Ownership was transferred to the Cabot/Dedalo Association, planned to be transferred in a floating museum ship.
The plan did not go ahead and she lingered around alongside the pier in New Orleans.
1995 citing financial pressures, the Association attempted to sell the ship to foreign shipbreakers, but the plan was thwarted by preservation and environmental concerns.
18 October 1997 the DEDALO was towed to Port Isabel, Brownsville, Texas for scrapping.
1998 Moved to the shipbreaker AMFELS.
26 April 1999 the DEDALO was arrested by the US Marshall Service, and a court ordered auction was scheduled.
09 September 1999 she was auctioned and the ship was sold to Sabe Marine Salvage, a company based in India for $ 185.000.
There were several additional efforts to save the vessel, and scrapping was postponed for several months, stripping work commenced in October 2000.
2001 Was she broken up in Brownsville, her island was transported to the Texas Air Museum, Rio Hondo, Texas.
Liberia 2013 $75 sg?, scott?
Source: mostly copied from the following web-sites: http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/carriers/cv128.htm http://www.mcallen.lib.tx.us/orgs/cabot1.htm http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/cabot/
The World Navies. CD ROM ships on stamps.
02 June 1942 reordered as an aircraft carrier, and renamed on 23 June in USS CABOT (CV-28). One of the Independence class.
04 April 1943 launched, and sponsored by Mrs. A.C.Read.
Displacement 11.000 tons, dim. 622.6 x 71.6 x 26ft. (draught) maximum beam 109.2 ft.
Powered by G.E. steam turbines, 100.000 shp, four propellers, speed 32 knots.
Armament 26 – 40mm AA guns.
Crew 1.569.
24 July 1943 commissioned under command of Captain M.F.Shoeffel.
08 November 1943 she sailed from Quonset Point R.I. bound for Pearl; Harbour, where she arrived on 02 December.
15 January 1944 she sailed from Pearl Harbour bound for Majuro, where she joined the fast carrier striking force TF 58.2, to begin the consistently high quality of war service. At that time she carried 24 Hellcats and 8 Avengers planes.
From 04 February till 4 March 1944 her planes did strike on Roi, Namur and the island stronghold of Truk, aiding in the neutralization of the Japanese bases as her part in the invasion of the Marshall Islands.
The she returned to Pearl Harbour for a brief repair period, but was back in action from Majuro for the pounding raids on the Palaus, Yap, Ulihi and Woleai at the close of March 1944.
She provided valuable air cover for the Hollandia, Papua New Guinea from 22 to 25 April, and 4 days later began to hurl her air power at Truk, Satawan, and Ponape.
She sailed from Majuro again on 06 June for the pre-invasion air strikes in the Marianas, and on 19 and 20 June launched sorties in the key Battle of the Philippine Sea, the famous “Marianas Turkey Shoot,” which hopelessly crippled Japanese naval aviation. At that time she carried 21 Hellcats and 9 Avengers.
CABOT’s air units pounded Japanese bases on Iwo Jima, Pagan, Rota, Guam, Yap and Ulithi as the carrier continued her support of the Marianas operation until 9 August.
Pre-invasion strikes in the Palaus in September 1944 along with air attacks on Mindanao, the Visayas, and Luzon paved the way for the long-awaited return to the Philippines.
She sailed on 06 October from Ulithi for raids on Okinawa and to provide air cover for her task group during the heavy enemy attacks off Formosa (Taiwan) on 12 and 13 October.
CABOT joined the group, which screened “Criple Division 1,” the cruiser CANBERRA (CA-70) and HOUSTON (CL-81), which had been torpedoed off Formosa to the safety of the Carolines, then rejoined her group for continued air strikes on then Visayas, and the Battle for Leyte Gulf on 25 and 26 October.
CABOT remained on patrol off Luzon, conducting strikes in support of operations ashore, and repelling desperate suicide attacks. On 25 November a particularly vicious one occurred. CABOT had fought off several kamikazes when one already flaming from hits, crashed the flight deck on the port side, destroying the still-firing 20mm gun platform disabling the 40mm mounts and a gun director: Another of CABOT’s victims crashed close aboard and showered the port side with shrapnel and burning debris. CABOT lost 26 men killed and wounded but careful training had produced a crew, which handled damage control smoothly and coolly. While she continued to maintain her station in formation and operate effectively, temporary repairs were made.
On 28 November she arrived at Ulithi for permanent repairs.
CABOT returned to action 11 December 1944, steaming with the force striking Luzon, Formosa, Indo-China, Hong Kong, and the Nansei Shoto in support of the Luzon operations. From 10 February to 1 March 1945 her planes pounded the Japanese homeland and the Bonins to suppress opposition to invasion of Iwo Jima. Continued strikes against Kyushu and Okinawa in March prepared for the invasion of latter island. After these prolonged intensive operations, CABOT was homeward bound for San Francisco for a much-needed overhaul completed in June.
After refresh training at Pearl Harbour, the carrier launched strikes on Wake Island on 1 August while in route to Eniwetok. Here she remained on training duty until the end of the war. Sailing 21 August, she joined TG 38.3 to support landings of occupation troops in the Yellow Sea area in September and October. Embarking homeward-bound men at Guam, CABOT arrived at San Diego 9 November, then sailed for the east coast. Cabot was placed out of commission in reserve at Philadelphia on 11 February 1947.
27 October 1947 recommissioned as an ASW carrier and assigned to the Naval Air Reserve training program. She operated out of Pensacola, then Quonset Point, on cruises to the Caribbean, and had one tour of duty in European waters from 9 January to 26 March 1952.
21 January 1955 out of commission and placed in reserve.
15 May 1959 reclassified AVT-3.
In addition to the Presidential Unit Citation, CABOT received nine battle stars for World War II service.
1965 Taken out of reserve and overhauled at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in preparation for a transfer to the Spanish Navy.
30 August 1967 commissioned in the Spanish Navy under the name SNS DEDALO (PH01). In use as an ASW and VSTOL carrier.
Displacement 13.208 standard, 16.416 tons full load. Dim. 189.9 x 21.8 x 7.9m.
Range 7.200 miles by a speed of 15 knots.
Under Spanish flag she carried 7 aircraft and 20 helicopters. The aircraft were mostly AV-8 Harriers.
Crew 1.112 including air-groups.
She was first on loan to the Spanish Navy but bought in 1973.
05 August 1989 she returned to the USA and was decommissioned at New Orleans.
1989 Ownership was transferred to the Cabot/Dedalo Association, planned to be transferred in a floating museum ship.
The plan did not go ahead and she lingered around alongside the pier in New Orleans.
1995 citing financial pressures, the Association attempted to sell the ship to foreign shipbreakers, but the plan was thwarted by preservation and environmental concerns.
18 October 1997 the DEDALO was towed to Port Isabel, Brownsville, Texas for scrapping.
1998 Moved to the shipbreaker AMFELS.
26 April 1999 the DEDALO was arrested by the US Marshall Service, and a court ordered auction was scheduled.
09 September 1999 she was auctioned and the ship was sold to Sabe Marine Salvage, a company based in India for $ 185.000.
There were several additional efforts to save the vessel, and scrapping was postponed for several months, stripping work commenced in October 2000.
2001 Was she broken up in Brownsville, her island was transported to the Texas Air Museum, Rio Hondo, Texas.
Liberia 2013 $75 sg?, scott?
Source: mostly copied from the following web-sites: http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/carriers/cv128.htm http://www.mcallen.lib.tx.us/orgs/cabot1.htm http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/cabot/
The World Navies. CD ROM ships on stamps.
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