Command At Sea 10:

Casablanca CVE

Casablanca Class, USA

by Larry Bond



BASIC SHIP DATA
Displacment: 8188 tons
In Class: 50
Damage Points: 240
Damage Modifier: 1.00
In Service: 1943
Maximum Speed: 19
Propulsion: Steam Turbine
Crew: 860
Armor: 0
Size Class: C

Advance per 45° turn (Speed/Loss)

    Standard rudder: 300 yards (2)
    Hard rudder: 200 yards (3)

Accel/Tac Turn from 0-50% Max Speed 12
Accel/Tac Turn from 51-100% Max Speed 6
Deceleratlon/Tac Turn from any speed 15

WEAPONS:
A: A(1)1 Mk30 5 in/38 (01-25)

Hit = 7 Hit = 5 Hit = 2 Hit = 1
Short Range Med Range Long Range Extreme Range
Shell
Type
kyds Pen Dam kyds Pen Dam kyds Pen Dam kyds Pen Dam
SpCom 0-2.7 15 20 2.8-8.2 12 13 8.3-13.7 3 5 13.8-18.2 5 5
COM 0-2.7 7 24 2.8-8.2 5 8 8.3-13.7 1 7 13.8-18.2 2 7


N Catapult (Port Side) (26-50)
O Forward Elevator (51-75)
P Aft Elevator (76-00)

REMARKS About 28 aircraft. 1943 air group 9 FM Wildcat, 9 SBD Dauntless, 9 TBF/TBM Avenger.. Built on S4-S2 BB-3 merchant hull.


ANTIAIRCRAFT BATTERIES: Strength
Area AA: (1)1 Mk30 5 in/38 (0.3) (3 nm)
Light AA: (2)8 40mm, (1)24 Mk4 20mm (9.9)

RADARS

NameFunctionLargeMedSurf
Small
FC Mod
SKAS1005025 --
SG3SS30157.5 --

Sonars: None

Damage and Speed Breakdown:
ktsDPDamage taken. Total damage points = 240
Mark off each damage point taken as it occurs
1960OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO
14120OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO
10180OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO
5216OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO
0240OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO Sunk
Kts shows the maximum speed available while any unmarked boxes remain in a group.

BT


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