USS Long Island (CVE-1)

USS Long Island
History
United States
NameUSS Long Island
NamesakeLong Island, New York
Laid down7 July 1939
Launched11 January 1940
Commissioned2 June 1941
Decommissioned26 March 1946
Stricken12 April 1946
FateScrapped in Belgium in 1977
General characteristics
Class and typeLong Island-class escort carrier
Displacement13,499 long tons (13,716 t)
Length492 ft (150 m)
Beam69 ft 6 in (21.18 m)
Draft25 ft 8 in (7.82 m)
Installed power8,500 hp (6,300 kW)
Propulsiondiesel, 1 shaft (details)
Speed16.5 kn (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h)
Complement970 officers and enlisted
Armament
Aircraft carried30

USS Long Island (CVE-1) (originally AVG-1 and then ACV-1) was lead ship of her class and the first escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was also the second ship to be named after Long Island, New York.

  1. ^ Friedman 1983 p. 162