


Cabot
Country | United States |
Ship Class | Independence-class Light Carrier |
Builder | New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, NJ |
Laid Down | 16 Mar 1942 |
Launched | 4 Apr 1943 |
Commissioned | 24 Jul 1943 |
Decommissioned | 11 Feb 1947 |
Displacement | 11,000 tons full |
Length | 623 feet |
Beam | 72 feet |
Draft | 26 feet |
Machinery | General Electric geared turbines with four screws |
Power Output | 100,000 SHP |
Speed | 31 knots |
Crew | 1,569 |
Armament | 24x40mm, 22x20mm anti-aircraft |
Armor | 5" belt, 2" deck, 0.5" conning tower |
Aircraft | 30 |
Recommissioned | 27 Oct 1948 |
Second Decommission | 21 Jan 1955 |
Transferred to Spain | 30 Aug 1967 |
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24 Jul 1943 | Cabot was commissioned into service. |
11 Feb 1947 | Cabot was decommissioned from service. |
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