View of the island of the escort carrier USS Santee (CVE-29) in 1945
Escort carrier USS Santee (CVE-29) Norfolk September 1942
USS Santee (CVE-29) September 1942
USS Santee (CVE-29) during a convoy run to Casablanca in June 1943
Sangamon-class escort carrier USS Santee (CVE-29) September 1942
Escort carrier USS Santee (CVE-29) pictured at anchor in 1942
USS Santee (CVE-29) Norfolk September 1942 2
Escort Carrier USS Santee CVE-29 bow view
Santee was launched on 4 March 1939 as Esso Seakay under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 3) by the Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., at Chester. Sponsored by Mrs. Charles Kurz. Acquired bv the Navy on 18 October 1940 and commissioned on 30 October 1940 as AO-29, Comdr. William G. B. Hatch in command.
Bibliography:
- Navy Department, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Naval History Division: Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Volume VI