| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Escort carrier |
| Class | Bogue |
| Pennant | CVE 11 |
| Built by | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 27 Oct 1941 |
| Launched | 21 Feb 1942 |
| Commissioned | 8 Nov 1942 |
| End service | 13 May 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 3 May 1946. More information on this ship can be found at this website (offsite link). |
Commands listed for USS Card (CVE 11)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Capt. James Bennett Sykes, USN | 8 Nov 1942 | May 1943 | |
| 2 | Capt. Arnold Jay Isbell, USN | Jun 1943 | Mar 1944 | |
| 3 | Capt. Robert Cummings Young, USN | Apr 1944 | Mar 1945 | |
| 4 | Capt. Paul Lee Dudley, USN | Apr 1945 | Feb 1946 | |
| 5 | Cdr. Frank Marcel Slater, USN | Mar 1945 | May 1946 | |
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Noteable events involving Card include:
7 Aug 1943
The German submarine U-117 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 39º42'N, 38º21'W, by depth charges and a Fido homing torpedo from five Avenger aircraft of the US escort carrier USS Card.
U-117 was resupplying U-66 at the time of her loss. U-66 managed to escape. (see map)
9 Aug 1943
The German submarine U-664 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 40º12'N, 37º29'W, by depth charges from 2 Avenger aircraft (VC-1) of the US escort carrier USS Card. (see map)
11 Aug 1943
The German submarine U-525 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-west of the Azores, in position 41º29'N, 38º55'W, by depth charges and aerial torpedoes from an Avenger and a Wilcat aircraft (VC-1) of the American escort carrier USS Card (see map)
27 Aug 1943
The German submarine U-847 was sunk in the Sargasso Sea, in position 28º19'N, 37º58'W, by air-launched (Fido) torpedoes from Avenger and Wildcat aircraft (VC-1) of the American escort carrier USS Card. (see map)
4 Oct 1943
The German submarine U-460 in the North Atlantic north of the Azores, in position 43º18'N, 28º58'W, by depth charges from Avenger and Wildcat aircraft (VC-9) of the American escort carrier USS Card. (see map)
4 Oct 1943
The German submarine U-422 was sunk north of the Azores, in position 45º13'N, 28º58'W, by Avenger and Wildcat aircraft from the American escort carrier USS Card. (see map)
13 Oct 1943
The German submarine U-402 was sunk in the middle of the North Atlantic, in position 48º56'N, 29º41'W, by an acoustic torpedo (Fido) from Avenger and Wildcat aircraft (VC-9) of the American escort carrier USS Card (see map)
31 Oct 1943
The German submarine U-584 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 49º14'N, 31º55'W, by a Fido homing torpedo from 3 Avenger aircraft (VC-9) of the US escort carrier USS Card. (see map)
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