USN · CVE
Kalinin Bay
Photos and infoCasablanca-class escort carrier. In Taffy 3 off Samar. Hit and not sunk.
| Class | Casablanca class |
|---|---|
| Type | Escort carrier (CVE) |
| Hull | CVE-68 |
| Fate | Afloat. In Taffy 3 off Samar. Hit and not sunk. |
| Armament (class) | Escort carrier. Flight deck over a merchant hull, small island set aft, one 5-inch gun. |
| Command |
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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.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
U.S. Navy. Kalinin Bay underway, about 1944. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
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Command
Battle off Samar
1944-10-25 · hit; not sunk
