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USS Kula Gulf (CVE-108)

USN · CVE

Kula Gulf

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Afloat

Commencement Bay-class escort carrier, CVE-108, named for the night battle of 6 July 1943 in the gulf between Kolombangara and New Georgia. Laid down as Vermillion Bay. Todd-Pacific, Tacoma, and completed at Portland. Commissioned at Portland on 12 May 1945, Captain J. W. Ring. She left San Diego on 5 August 1945 and reached Leyte Gulf on 14 September, after the surrender. Decommissioned at Boston on 3 July 1946.

ClassCommencement Bay class
TypeEscort carrier (CVE)
HullCVE-108
BuilderTodd-Pacific, Tacoma
Launched1944-08-15
Commissioned1945-05-12
FateAfloat. Commencement Bay-class escort carrier. Commissioned 12 May 1945. She sailed from San Diego on 5 August 1945 and reached Leyte Gulf on 14 September. Decommissioned at Boston on 3 July 1946. Recommissioned 15 February 1951. Decommissioned at Philadelphia on 15 December 1955. Redesignated AKV-8 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 Warburton King IIIKing, John Warburton IIICaptain from 12 May 1945

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