Pacific ships
USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69)

USN · CVE

Kasaan Bay

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Afloat

Casablanca-class escort carrier, CVE-69, named for an inlet on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. Kaiser, Vancouver. Commissioned 4 December 1943, Captain B. E. Grow. She flew against the landings in southern France, then in 1945 ferried aircraft to the fast carriers and patrolled between the Marshalls and the Marianas. One battle star. Decommissioned at Boston on 6 July 1946.

ClassCasablanca class
TypeEscort carrier (CVE)
HullCVE-69
BuilderKaiser, Vancouver
Launched1943-10-24
Commissioned1943-12-04
FateAfloat. Casablanca-class escort carrier. Commissioned 4 December 1943. Southern France, then Pacific ferry and antisubmarine patrol in 1945. One battle star. Decommissioned at Boston on 6 July 1946. Redesignated CVHE-69 on 12 June 1955. Sold for scrap 2 February 1960.
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 Kasaan Bay (CVE-69). U.S. Navy photograph. Public domain.

The pictures on this page are the originals.

Command

Bradford Ellsworth GrowGrow, Bradford EllsworthCaptain from 4 December 1943Relieved on 22 November 1944Albert Noble PerkinsPerkins, Albert NobleCaptain from 22 November 1944Relieved on 1 March 1946David Aubrey SooySooy, David AubreyCommander in command from 1 March 1946Relieved on 6 July 1946

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