_underway_at_sea,_circa_in_1944_(NNAM.1986.150.003.026).jpg) USS Core c. 1944
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Core |
| Namesake | Core Sound in North Carolina |
| Laid down | 2 January 1942 |
| Launched | 15 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 10 December 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 4 October 1946 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 1971 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bogue-class escort carrier |
| Displacement | 7,800 tons |
| Length | 495.7 ft (151.1 m) |
| Beam | 69.5 ft (21.2 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Complement | 890 officers and men |
| Armament | 2 × 5 inch guns |
USS Core (CVE-13), a Bogue-class escort carrier named for the Core Sound in North Carolina, was originally classified AVG-13, but was reclassified ACV-13, 20 August 1942; CVE-13, 15 July 1943; CVHE-13, 12 June 1955; CVU-13, 1 July 1958; and T-AKV-41, 7 May 1959. She was launched 15 May 1942 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding of Tacoma, Washington, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. B. B. Smith, wife of Lieutenant Commander Smith; acquired by the Navy, 1 May 1942; and commissioned 10 December 1942, Captain M. R. Greer in command.