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Was an America aircraft carrier lost during heavy seas in Pacific area during ww II?
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No American carriers were lost to "heavy seas" during wwii (or ever).
However several were damaged during Typhoon's. These include:
Damaged by Typhoon Cobra (18 Dec 1944)
- USS Cowpens (CVL 25) - hangar door torn open and RADAR, 20mm gun sponson, whaleboat, jeeps, tractors, jerry crane, and 8 aircraft lost overboard. 1 sailor lost.
- USS Monterey (CVL 26) - hangar deck fire killed 3 men and caused evacuation of boiler rooms requiring repairs at Bremerton Navy yard
- USS Langley (CVL 27) - damaged
- USS Cabot (CVL 28) - damaged
- USS San Jacinto (CVL 30) - hangar deck planes broke loose and destroyed air intakes, vent ducts and sprinkling system causing widespread flooding.Damage repaired by USS Hector (AR-7)
- USS Althamaha (CVE 18) - hangar deck crane and aircraft broke loose and broke fire mains
- USS Anzio (CVE 57) - required major repair
- USS Nethenta Bay (CVE 74) - damaged
- USS Cape Esperance (CVE 88) - flight deck fire required major repair
- USS Kwajalein (CVE 98) - lost steering control
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