USS St. Lo (AVG/ACV/CVE–63) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy during World War II. On 25 October 1944, St. Lo became the first major warship to sink as the result of a kamikaze attack.

Originally scheduled to be named Chapin Bay, the keel of the CVE-63 was laid on January 23, 1943, at Kaiser Shipyard in Vancouver, Washington. It was launched on August 17, 1943, and commissioned on October 23, 1943, at Astoria, Oregon, …

USS St. Lo (CVE-63) burning after being hit by a Japanese suicide plane off Leyte Gulf, Philippines, 25 October 1944. Taken from USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68). This picture shows sailors viewing the moments after the second explosion.

We are dedicated to preserving the legacy of the men who served on the USS St. Lo and in the VC-65 Air Squadron during WW II. In defense of our nation and way of life, many of these young men made the ultimate sacrifice.

USS ST. LO was the ninth CASABLANCA - class escort carrier and the first ship in the Navy to bear the name. USS ST. LO was lost during the Battle of Samar when a kamikaze struck the ship, killing 114 sailors and sinking the ST. LO. The ST. LO was stricken from the Navy list on November 27, 1944.

From the ship's Deck Log, Wednesday, 25 October, 44: As a result of rescue operations this day, this ship took on board a total of 434 survivors of the sinking of the U.S.S. St. Lo (CVE 63), belonging to various units, as follows:

In November 1943, VC-65 boarded the USS Midway (CVE-63) at Oakland Army Terminal for transportation to North Island Naval Air Station at San Diego, California to continue training. It was time to learn and apply the proper use of the squadron’s aircraft.

Oct 25, 2024 · USS St. Lo (CVE-63) was a Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier. Originally designated an auxiliary aircraft carrier, USS Chapin (ACV-63), the ship was laid down by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Vancouver, Washington, 23 January 1943, under a Maritime Commission contract (M.C. Hull 1100).

SAINT LO was chosen as a primary target and a bomb-lain "Zeke 52" suicide plane crashed through her flight deck with catastrophic results. Powerful internal explosions followed and about 30 minutes later, SAINT LO sank into the Philippine Trench, the second CVE of …

May 2, 2019 · Available supported fixed-wing / rotary-wing aircraft featured in the design of USS St. Lo (CVE-63). Up to 28 aircraft of various makes and models carrier: fighters, dive bombers, and torpedo bombers.