USS Core (ACV-13) was a Bogue-class escort aircraft carrier built by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp and commissioned Dec. 10, 1942.
Her most important role in World War II — which she won a Battle Star for — was in antisubmarine operations. The role Core played in World War II is perhaps more important than appears—while many other carriers received more battle stars, or saw more action, Core was an essential part of Allies’ victory in the Battle of the Atlantic, in training pilots, and in warding off German U-boats that dotted the North Atlantic. She served as the hub of a hunter-killer task force that sank many such U-boats during World War II. The destroyers that escorted her, and the planes that took off from her decks, sank a total of seven U-boats in ocean warfare between June 1943 and April 1945.
Details of U-boats sunk:
U-487 – sunk by planes, 7/13/1943
U-67 – sunk by planes, 7/16/1943
U-613 – sunk by destroyer, 7/23/1943
U-86 – sunk by planes, 8/24/1943
U-185 – sunk by planes, 8/24/1943
U-378 – sunk by planes, 10/20/1943
U-546 – sunk by destroyers, 4/24/1945
As evident from the break in action between October 1943 and April 1945, USS Core had other jobs. She transported cargo to England and Scotland, was part of another task force for a time, took part in training exercises, and underwent an overhaul.
Core was part of Operation “Magic Carpet,” ferrying home two loads of men who were returning from the war. She went into reserve in 1946 and was later sold for scrap.