Allied Warships

USS Santee (CVE 29)

Escort carrier of the Sangamon class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Escort carrier
Class	Sangamon
Pennant	CVE 29
Built by	Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.)
Ordered
Laid down	31 May 1938
Launched	4 Mar 1939
Commissioned	24 Aug 1942
End service	21 Oct 1946
History	Launched as the Esso Seakay (hull 3). Aquired by the US Navy on 18 October 1940 and became the navy tanker AO-29 on 30 October 1940. converted to escort carrier at Norfolk Navy Yard being commissioned on 24 August 1942. Torpedoed on 25 October 1944 and damaged by aircraft accident in July 1945. Decommissioned 21 October 1946. Stricken 1 March 1959. Sold 5 December 1959 and scrapped in 1960.

Commands listed for USS Santee (CVE 29)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Cdr. William Gibb Bartlett Hatch, USN	30 Oct 1940	early 42

2	Capt. William Dodge Sample, USN	24 Aug 1942	22 May 1943
3	T/Capt. Harold Foster Fick, USN	22 May 1943	11 Jul 1944 (1)
4	T/Capt. Robert Edwin Blick, USN	11 Jul 1944	27 Jan 1945
5	T/Capt. John Valdemar Peterson, USN	27 Jan 1945	21 Feb 1946 (1)
6	T/Capt. Jesse Samuel McClure, USN	21 Feb 1946	21 Oct 1946 (1)

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Notable events involving Santee include:

14 Jul 1943
German U-boat U-160 was sunk south of the Azores, in position 33°54'N, 27°13'W, by aerial torpedoes from Avenger and Wildcat aircraft (from VC-29) of the US escort carrier USS Santee.

15 Jul 1943
German U-boat U-509 was sunk in the mid-Atlantic north-west of Madeira, in position 34°02'N, 26°01'W, by aerial (Fido) torpedoes from "Avenger" aircraft (VC-29) of the US escort carrier USS Santee.

30 Jul 1943
German U-boat U-43 was sunk south-west of the Azores, in position 34°57'N, 35°11'W, by a Fido homing torpedo from an Avenger aircraft (VC-29 USN/T-13), assisted by a Wildcat aircraft (VC-29 USN/F-2), of the US escort carrier USS Santee.