Pacific ships
USS Cape Gloucester (CVE-109)

USN · CVE

Cape Gloucester

Photos and infoCrew stories
Afloat

Commencement Bay-class escort carrier, CVE-109, named for the Cape Gloucester landing on New Britain. Laid down as Willapa Bay. Todd-Pacific, Tacoma. Commissioned 5 March 1945, Captain J. W. Harris. From 5 to 17 July 1945 her planes flew combat air patrol over minesweepers east of Okinawa. One battle star. Out of commission at Tacoma on 5 November 1946.

ClassCommencement Bay class
TypeEscort carrier (CVE)
HullCVE-109
BuilderTodd-Pacific, Tacoma
Launched1944-09-12
Commissioned1945-03-05
FateAfloat. Commencement Bay-class escort carrier. Commissioned 5 March 1945. Combat air patrol east of Okinawa in July 1945, then minesweeping cover and Magic Carpet. One battle star. Out of commission, in reserve, at Tacoma on 5 November 1946. Redesignated CVHE-109 on 12 June 1955 and AKV-9 on 7 May 1959.
Command

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

Command

John Watts HarrisHarris, John WattsCaptain from 5 March 1945Relieved on 15 December 1945Sherman Everett Burroughs, Jr.Burroughs, Sherman Everett Jr.Captain from 15 December 1945Relieved on 5 November 1946

Crew stories

No stories submitted yet. Submit a Story.