USN · CVE
AfloatCommencement Bay-class escort carrier, CVE-105, the name ship, named for the bay of Puget Sound at Tacoma. Seattle-Tacoma, Tacoma. Commissioned 27 November 1944, Captain R. L. Bowman. She spent the war as a training ship in Puget Sound and sailed for Pearl Harbor on 21 October 1945, after the surrender. Out of commission at Tacoma on 30 November 1946.
| Class | Commencement Bay class |
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| Type | Escort carrier (CVE) |
| Hull | CVE-105 |
| Builder | Seattle-Tacoma, Tacoma |
| Launched | 1944-05-09 |
| Commissioned | 1944-11-27 |
| Fate | Afloat. Commencement Bay-class escort carrier, the name ship. Commissioned 27 November 1944. Training ship in Puget Sound through the surrender. Out of commission, in reserve, at Tacoma on 30 November 1946. Redesignated CVHE-105 on 12 June 1955 and AKV-37 on 7 May 1959. Struck 1 April 1971. Sold 25 August 1972. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
Command
Bowman, Roscoe LeroyCaptain from 27 November 1944Relieved on 28 April 1945
Vieweg, Walter Victor RudolphCaptain from 28 April 1945Relieved on 10 February 1946
Head, Nelson MeadCommander in command from 10 February 1946Relieved on 27 September 1946
McCracken, Reginald RudolphCommander in command from 27 September 1946Relieved on 30 November 1946Crew stories
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