USS Bogue ( CVE - 9 ) USS " Bogue " ( CVE - 9 ) was the lead ship in the " Bogue " - class of escort aircraft carrier s in the United States Navy during World War II . She was originally classified AVG - 9 , but was changed to ACV - 9 , 20 August 1942 ; CVE - 9 , 15 July 1943 ; and CVHP - 9 , 12 June 1955 . " Bogue " was laid down on 1 October 1941 as " Steel Advocate " ( hull 170 ) under Maritime Commission contract by Seattle - Tacoma Shipbuilding in Tacoma , Washington . " Bogue " was launched 15 January 1942 ; sponsored by Mrs . W . Miller , Jr . , wife of Lieutenant Commander Miller ; transferred to the United States Navy 1 May 1942 ; and commissioned 26 September 1942 , Captain G . E . Short in command . The ship was named for Bogue Sound in North Carolina . Service history . After an extensive shakedown and repair period " Bogue " joined the Atlantic Fleet in February 1943 as the nucleus of the pioneer American anti - submarine hunter - killer group . During March and April 1943 she made three North Atlantic crossings but sank no submarines . She departed on her fourth crossing 22 April and got her first submarine 22 May when her aircraft sank " U - 569 " at . During her fifth North Atlantic cruise her planes sank two German submarines : " U - 217 " at . , 5 June and " U - 118 " at . , 12 June . On 23 July 1943 , during her seventh patrol , her planes sank " U - 527 " at . The destroyer , of her screen , sank " U - 613 " during this patrol . " Bogue " < nowiki > ' < / nowiki > s eighth patrol was her most productive with three German submarines sunk . " U - 86 " was sunk by her planes on 29 November 1943 at . On 30 November , TBF Avenger s from " Bogue " damaged " U - 238 " east of the Azores . On 13 December " U - 172 " was sunk by her planes , along with destroyers " George E . Badger " , , and at . And on 20 December " U - 850 " was sunk by planes at . " Bogue " had a break from her anti - submarine operations during January and February 1944 when she carried a cargo of Army fighters to Glasgow , Scotland . The carrier then returned to her anti - submarine role and on 13 March her aircraft teamed with British planes , , and the RCN River - class frigate HMCS " Prince Rupert " to sink " U - 575 " at . On 5 May 1944 , " Bogue " and her escorts departed Hampton Roads , Virginia , for a cruise that netted two more submarines and lasted until 2 July . , of the screen , sank the Japanese " RO - 501 " ( ex - German " U - 1224 " ) on 13 May and " Bogue " ’ s aircraft sank the Japanese submarine " I - 52 " at . , on 24 June . During the next cruise , 24 July – 24 September 1944 , " Bogue " ' s planes sank another German submarine , " U - 1229 " , 20 August at . Following her return in September 1944 , " Bogue " operated on training missions out of Bermuda and Quonset Point , Rhode Island , until February 1945 when she made a trip to Liverpool , England , with Army planes . In April 1945 , she put to sea again as an anti - submarine vessel , forming part of Captain George J . Dufek ' s Second Barrier Force during Operation Teardrop . On 24 April , success came as , , , , , , and sank " U - 546 " . This was the last of 13 submarines sunk by " Bogue " or her escorts . With the war in the $ 3 over , " Bogue " moved to the $ 3 , arriving at San Diego 3 July 1945 . She then steamed westward to Guam , arriving 24 July . She made a trip to Adak , Alaska ( 19 August to 6 September 1945 ) , and then joined the " Operation Magic Carpet " fleet returning servicemen from the Pacific islands . She was placed out of commission in reserve 30 November 1946 at Tacoma , Washington . Awards . " Bogue " received a Presidential Unit Citation and three battle star s for her World War II service .