 {|      |} uss card (avg-11/acv-11/cve-11/cvhe-11/cvu-11/t-cvu-11/t-akv-40) was a bogue-class escort aircraft carrier. her hull was laid down on 27 october 1941 as a c-3 cargo ship but it was acquired from the maritime commission while under construction and was converted into an escort carrier. she was launched as avg 11 (hull 178) on 27 february 1942 by seattle-tacoma shipbuilding, tacoma, washington, sponsored by mrs. j. perry. reclassified acv-11 on 20 august 1942 she was commissioned 8 november 1942 with captain j. b. sykes in command. ==service history== ===world war ii=== departing san diego 18 january 1943, card arrived at hampton roads 1 february for training in chesapeake bay. she ferried aircraft and troops for the north african invasion from new york to casablanca (14 mayâ1 june) returning to norfolk 5 july. she was reclassified cve-11 on 15 july 1943. card steamed from norfolk as flagship of tg 21.14, one of th
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