Still, when the USS Bismarck Sea was sunk by Japanese kamikaze pilots during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945, she took 318 crewmen down with her, a devastating loss.

Everybody on board knew the story of Bismarck, how its jammed rudder had led directly to the British sinking her. ... Collection of the Intrepid Museum. 1943-1945 USS Intrepid Cruise Book.

USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) was an escort aircraft carrier that served in the U.S. Navy during the Second World War. This boat was commissioned on May 20, 1944, and served until its tragic sinking ...

The USS Bismarck Sea was the last American carrier ever sunk in battle. The year was 1945. Today, eighty years later, losing a carrier would be difficult for most Americans to fathom.

The Bismarck Sea was one of many Casablanca-class escort carriers built during World War II. It was commissioned on May 20, 1944 and is the only U.S. vessel named in honor of the Battle of the ...