Cabot ( Eng. Cabot ), CVL-28 - a light aircraft carrier of the Independence type , which was in service with the US Navy . Was laid down as the light cruiser "Wilmington" ( English Wilmington ) type "Cleveland" in 1942 , reordered and completed as an aircraft carrier in 1942-1943. Actively used since January 1944 in battles in the Pacific during the Second World War , taking part in many important battles. In 1947 , like most U.S. aircraft carriers, it was withdrawn to the reserve. It was re-commissioned in 1948 , but already as a training aircraft carrier, since the size of the ship was already insufficient for operations with new jet aircraft, and since 1955 it was put back into reserve. In 1965 - 1967 the Cabot underwent repair and modernization, after which it was leased to the Spanish Navy under the name Dedalo ( Spanish Dedalo ) and number R 01 . In 1972, it was completely redeemed by Spain and remained in the arsenal of its fleet for another decade and a half. With the introduction of the new Principe de Asturias aircraft carrier in the Spanish fleet in 1989 , the Daedalus was decommissioned and handed over to the United States, which planned to turn it into a floating museum , but in the end these plans were not implemented and in 2000 the aircraft carrier was sold for scrapping.
| Cabot / Daedalus | |
|---|---|
| Cabot / Dedalo | |
 Daedalus in 1988 | |
| Service | |
 USA Spain | |
| Named after | |
| Class and type of vessel | light aircraft carrier type Independence |
| Organization | US Navy Spanish Navy |
| Manufacturer | New york shipbuilding |
| Construction started | March 13, 1942 |
| Launched | April 4, 1943 |
| Commissioned | November 17, 1943 (USA) August 30, 1967 ( Spain ) |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | 1989 |
| Status | withdrawn from service |
| Armament | |
| Flak | 2 × 4 40 mm Bofors 8 × 2 40 mm Bofors 22 × 20 mm |
| Aviation group | 30 aircraft |
Literature
- S.A. Balakin, A.V. Dashyan, M.E. Morozov. Aircraft carriers of the Second World War. New rulers of the oceans. - Moscow: Collection, Yauza, EKSMO, 2006. - 256 p. - (Arsenal collection). - 3000 copies. - ISBN 5-69917-428-1 .
- All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946 / R. Gardiner. - London: Conway Maritime Press / US Naval Institute Press, 1996 .-- 675 p. - ISBN 1-55750-132-7 .
- All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995 / R. Gardiner. - London: Conway Maritime Press / US Naval Institute Press, 1996 .-- 675 p. - ISBN 1-55750-132-7 .