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Designed to locate and sink German U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic, the escort carrier USS Bogue (CVE-9) became the most successful Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) carrier of World War II. This book covers the construction and commissioning of the Bogue, as well as the deployment of Naval Aviation composite squadrons that launched missions from the flight deck. Day-to-day operations are chronicled in comprehensive detail, along with developments in ASW tactics and the breaking of Germany's Enigma Naval Code, which enabled U.S. Navy forces in the Atlantic to take the offensive.
List of contents
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
¿1.¿Birth of the USS Bogue
¿2.¿Operational Training
¿3.¿First War Cruise
¿4.¿Second War Cruise
¿5.¿Third War Cruise
¿6.¿Fourth War Cruise
¿7.¿Fifth War Cruise
¿8.¿Sixth War Cruise
¿9.¿Seventh War Cruise
10.¿Eighth War Cruise
11.¿Ninth War Cruise
12.¿10th War Cruise
13.¿11th Cruise
14.¿The Last ASW Combat Cruise
15.¿Transport Duty
16.¿USS Bogue Legacy
Appendix A.¿USS Bogue: Commanding Officers
Appendix B..¿USS Bogue: Executive Officers and Department Heads
Appendix C.¿USS Bogue: Composite Squadrons (VC) Aboard
Appendix D.¿USS Bogue: Presidential Unit Citation
Appendix E.¿USS Bogue: Task Organization in the Atlantic 1943-45
Appendix F.¿USS Bogue: Submarines Sunk or Contacted by Bogue Task Groups
Appendix G.¿Chart of U-boat Losses 1939-1945
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
David Lee Russell is a retired Naval Air Intelligence Officer, and former IT director. He is also the author of three books on the American Revolution, a book on the history of Eastern Airlines, and two intelligence thriller books. He lives in Canton, Georgia.
Summary
Designed to locate and sink German U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic, the escort carrier USS Bogue became the most successful Anti-Submarine Warfare carrier of World War II. This book covers the construction and commissioning of the Bogue. Day-to-day operations are chronicled in comprehensive detail.
