Ship's Names: C

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Cabot

CVL-28 - Independence-class light carrier

"John Cabot (1450-1498), the Venetian navigator, discovered the North American continent in 1497 while sailing under the sponsorship of King Henry VII of England."

Cape Esperance

CVE-88 - Casablanca-class escort carrier

"Off Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal, at midnight on 11-12 October 1942, an American task force commanded by Rear Admiral Norman Scott defeated a Japanese force under Rear Admiral A. Goto, which was attemping to reinforce Guadalcanal."

Cape Gloucester

CVE-109 - Commencement Bay-class escort carrier

"At Cape Gloucester, New Guinea, on 26 November 1943, the 7th Amphibious Force commanded by Rear Admiral D. E. Barbey successfully landed the 1st Marine Division under heavy enemy air attack."

Card

CVE-11 - Bogue-class escort carrier

"Card Sound, a continuation of Biscayne Bay, is south of Miami, Fla."

Carl Vinson

CVN-70 - Nimitz-class nuclear supercarrier

Member of U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia, who served over fifty years in Congress (1914-1965). First chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (1947-1965). The Carl Vinson was the first U.S. Navy ship to be named for a living American; Representative Vinson attended the ship's commissioning.

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Carnegie

CVE-38
D42 HMS Empress - Ameer-class escort carrier

"A bay on the coast of New Jersey."

Casablanca

CVE-55 - Casablanca-class escort carrier

"Casablanca, a port of French Morrocco, was the major base for the American campaigns in North Africa during World War II."

Charger

CVE-30 - Charger-class escort carrier

A cavalry horse, trained for battle.

"Royal Navy name retained."

Chaser

D32 - Attacker-class escort carrier
CVE-10 Breton

Means "pursuer"; likely chosen for its aggressive connotation.

Chatham

Sidewheel steamer

Cargo ship #2510

CVE-32
D26 HMS Slinger - Ameer-class escort carrier

AK-169 - Alamosa-class cargo transport

"Counties in Georgia and North Carolina; many cities and towns in the United States."

Chenango

Sidewheel steamer

CVE-28 - Sangamon-class escort carrier

"A river, county, and town in New York State."

Commencement Bay

CVE-105 - Commencement Bay-class escort carrier

Part of Puget Sound, Washington state, site of the city of Tacoma, location of shipbuilding facilities that constructed a number of escort carriers during World War II.

"A bay of Puget Sound, near Tacoma, Wash."

Constellation

Frigate

Sloop-of-war (IX-20)

CC-2 - Lexington-class battlecruiser

CV-64 - Kitty Hawk-class fleet carrier

Traditional U.S. Navy ship name, begun in 1797 when President George Washington named a frigate after the fifteen-star "constellation" on the then-current United States flag.

"The configuration of the 15 stars in the original United States national flag."

Copahee

CVE-12 - Bogue-class escort carrier

"A sound of the South Carolina coast."

Coral Sea

CVE-57 - Casablanca-class escort carrier

CV-43 - Midway-class fleet carrier

"The Coral Sea is located between New Guinea and Australia. The battle which took place there between 4 and 8 May 1942 was the first engagement in naval warfare in which warships exchanged not a shot, the action being carried on by carrier aircraft of both fleets. A decisive strategic victory for the United States, it halted further Japanese advance to the southeast, and saved Australia and New Zealand from any further threat of invasion."

Cordova

CVE-39
D62 HMS Khedive - Ameer-class escort carrier

"A bay on the coast of Alaska."

Core

CVE-13 - Bogue-class escort carrier

"A sound of the North Carolina coast."

Corregidor

CVE-58 - Casablanca-class escort carrier

"This fortress guarding the entrance to Manila Bay was the scene of the last gallant stand of the outnumbered American-Filipino force which surrendered to the overwhelming Japanese invaders 6 May 1942."

Cowpens

CVL-25 - Independence-class light carrier

CG-63 - Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser

"The Revolutionary War battle fought 17 January 1781, 7 miles north of the town of Cowpens, S.C., was an American victory in the campaign which led to the British surrender at Yorktown."

Croatan

CVE-14
D64 HMS Fencer - Attacker-class escort carrier

CVE-25 - Bogue-class escort carrier

Croatan Island, Cape Hatteras, North Carolina; thought to be a possible refuge of the Roanoke colonists, who disappeared sometime prior to 1591.

"A sound of the North Carolina coast."

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