USN · CVE

Bougainville

Afloat

Casablanca-class escort carrier, CVE-100. She ferried aircraft in 1944 and carried out replenishment operations for the fast carriers during the Iwo Jima and Okinawa operations.

Class	Casablanca class
Type	Escort carrier (CVE)
Hull	CVE-100
Builder	Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington
Launched	1944-05-16
Commissioned	1944-06-18
Fate	Afloat. Survived the war with two battle stars. Placed in reserve at Tacoma in November 1946. Sold for scrap on 29 August 1960.
Armament (class)	Escort carrier. Flight deck over a merchant hull, small island set aft, one 5-inch gun.
Command	Bond, Charles Alonzo Commanding officer from 18 June 1944; Relieved on 28 May 1945 Clark, Thurston Booth Commanding officer from 28 May 1945; Relieved on 30 June 1946 Wood, George Orr Lieutenant Commander in command from 30 June 1946; Relieved on 14 September 1946 Lawler, Joseph Thomas Commander in command from 14 September 1946; Relieved on 30 November 1946

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 Bougainville (CVE-100) at sea, about 1945. U.S. Navy photo NH 89182. Wikimedia Commons File:USS Bougainville (CVE-100) at sea, circa 1945 (NH 89182).jpg. Public domain.

The pictures on this page are the originals.

Command

CBBond, Charles AlonzoCommanding officer from 18 June 1944Relieved on 28 May 1945 TCClark, Thurston BoothCommanding officer from 28 May 1945Relieved on 30 June 1946

Wood, George OrrLieutenant Commander in command from 30 June 1946Relieved on 14 September 1946

Lawler, Joseph ThomasCommander in command from 14 September 1946Relieved on 30 November 1946

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