page_title: USS Suwannee (CVE-27)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Suwannee (CVE-27)
caption_attribution_description: The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Suwannee (CVE-27) underway at 17 knots in the Puget Sound, Washington (USA), 31 January 1945, after repairs from the Kamikaze attacks of October 1944.
context_page_description: USS Suwannee (CVE-27) was laid down on 3 June 1938 at Kearny, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, under a Maritime Commission contract as Markay; launched on 4 March 1939, sponsored by Mrs. Marguerite Vickery, wife of Howard L. Vickery; delivered to the Keystone Tankship Corporation and operated by that company until acquired by the United States Navy on 26 June 1941; renamed Suwannee; and commissioned on 16 July 1941, Commander Joseph R. Lannom in command.
context_section_description: USS Suwannee (CVE-27) (originally an oiler AO-33, converted to an escort carrier AVG/ACV/CVE-27) was laid down on 3 June 1938 at Kearny, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, under a Maritime Commission contract as Markay (MC hull 5); launched on 4 March 1939, sponsored by Mrs. Marguerite Vickery (née Blanchard), wife of Howard L. Vickery; delivered to the Keystone Tankship Corporation and operated by that company until acquired by the United States Navy on 26 June 1941; renamed Suwannee (AO-33); and commissioned on 16 July 1941, Commander Joseph R. Lannom in command.
caption: USS Suwannee underway, after repairs from the kamikaze attacks of October 1944.
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