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USS Kwajalein (CVE-98)

USN · CVE

Kwajalein

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Afloat

Casablanca-class escort carrier, CVE-98, named for the battle for Kwajalein Atoll. Kaiser, Vancouver. Formerly Bucareli Bay. Commissioned 7 June 1944, Commander R. C. Warrack. She replenished Task Force 38 through the Philippines and the raids on the home islands. Two battle stars. Decommissioned at Tacoma on 16 August 1946.

ClassCasablanca class
TypeEscort carrier (CVE)
HullCVE-98
BuilderKaiser, Vancouver
Launched1944-05-04
Commissioned1944-06-07
FateAfloat. Casablanca-class escort carrier. Commissioned 7 June 1944. Replenishment carrier for Task Force 38. Two battle stars. Decommissioned at Tacoma on 16 August 1946. Struck 1 April 1960. Scrapped in Japan in 1961.
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 Kwajalein (CVE-98) in June 1944. The hull number 98 is on the flight deck. U.S. Navy photograph. Public domain.

The pictures on this page are the originals.

Command

Robert Crawford WarrackWarrack, Robert CrawfordCaptain from 7 June 1944Relieved on 15 July 1945Charles Murray HebertonHeberton, Charles MurrayCaptain from 15 July 1945Relieved on 20 June 1946John Sherman Barleon, Jr.Barleon, John Sherman Jr.Commander in command from 20 June 1946Relieved on 16 August 1946

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