Pacific ships
USS Attu (CVE-102)

USN · CVE

Attu

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Afloat

Casablanca-class escort carrier, CVE-102, named for the westernmost Aleutian. Kaiser, Vancouver. Laid down as Elbour Bay. Maritime Commission hull 1139. Commissioned 30 June 1944, Captain H. F. MacComsey. She ferried aircraft and replenished the fast carriers until she was south of the home islands when Japan capitulated. Two battle stars. Decommissioned at Norfolk on 8 June 1946.

ClassCasablanca class
TypeEscort carrier (CVE)
HullCVE-102
BuilderKaiser, Vancouver
Launched1944-05-27
Commissioned1944-06-30
FateAfloat. Casablanca-class escort carrier. Commissioned 30 June 1944. Ferry and replenishment. Two battle stars. Decommissioned at Norfolk on 8 June 1946. Struck 3 July 1946. Sold 3 January 1947.
Armament (class)Escort carrier. Flight deck over a merchant hull, small island set aft, one 5-inch gun.
Command

Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.

The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.

USS Attu (CVE-102) in the western Pacific after a typhoon. The hull number 102 is on the bow. U.S. Navy photograph. Public domain.

The pictures on this page are the originals.

Command

Henry Fahnestock MacComseyMacComsey, Henry FahnestockCaptain from 30 June 1944Relieved on 10 June 1945Paul Hubert RamseyRamsey, Paul HubertCaptain from 10 June 1945Relieved on 8 June 1946

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