page_title: USS Croatan (CVE-25)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Croatan (CVE-25)
caption_attribution_description: English: USS&#160;Croatan&#160;(CVE-25) anchored in the Hudson River, off New York City, at the time of the Navy Day Fleet Review.
context_page_description: USS Croatan (CVE-25) was an escort carrier launched on 1 August 1942 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation of Seattle, Washington, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. J. S. Russell; and commissioned on 28 April 1943, Captain J. B. Lyon in command.
context_section_description: USS Croatan (CVE-25) (previously AVG-25 then ACV-25) was an escort carrier launched on 1 August 1942 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation of Seattle, Washington, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. J. S. Russell; and commissioned on 28 April 1943, Captain J. B. Lyon in command.
caption: USS Croatan anchored in the Hudson River, off New York City c. late October 1945
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