&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:USS_Croatan_(CVE-25)_anchored_in_the_Hudson_River,_off_New_York_City_(USA),_in_October_1945_(NH_105559).jpg) USS Croatan anchored in the Hudson River, off New York City c. late October 1945
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Croatan |
| Namesake | Croatan Sound in North Carolina |
| Builder | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Laid down | 15 April 1942 |
| Launched | 1 August 1942 |
| Commissioned | 28 April 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 20 May 1946 |
| Identification | CVE-25 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 1971 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bogue-class escort carrier |
| Displacement | 9,800 tons |
| Length | 495 ft 8 in (151.08 m) |
| Beam | 69 ft 6 in (21.18 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Speed | 17 knots (31.5 km/h) |
| Complement | 890 officers and men |
| Armament | 2 × 4"/50, 5"/38 or 5"/51 guns |
| Aircraft carried | 24 |
USS Croatan (CVE-25) (previously AVG-25 then ACV-25) was a Bogue-class escort carrier launched on 1 August 1942 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation of Seattle, Washington, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. J. S. Russell; and commissioned on 28 April 1943.