USS St. Lo
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Construction started | January 23, 1943 |
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Launched | August 17, 1943 |
Beam | 33 m |
Builder | Kaiser Shipyards |
Part of | United States Pacific Fleet |
Operations | Battle of Saipan |
Battle of Tinian | |
Battle of Morotai | |
Battle off Samar | |
Battle of Leyte Gulf | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2468634 |
About USS St. Lo
USS St. Lo was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy during World War II. On 25 October 1944, St. Lo became the first major warship to sink as the result of a kamikaze attack. The attack occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.