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USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91)

USN · CVE

Makassar Strait

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Afloat

Casablanca-class escort carrier, CVE-91, named for the strait between Borneo and Celebes. Kaiser, Vancouver. Laid down as Ulitaka Bay. Commissioned at Astoria on 27 April 1944, Captain Warren K. Berner. She trained pilots, guarded the logistics ships, and from 8 April 1945 flew close support on Okinawa. Two battle stars. Decommissioned at Tacoma on 9 August 1946.

ClassCasablanca class
TypeEscort carrier (CVE)
HullCVE-91
BuilderKaiser, Vancouver
Launched1944-03-22
Commissioned1944-04-27
FateAfloat. Casablanca-class escort carrier. Commissioned 27 April 1944. Pilot training, logistics escort, and Okinawa close support. Two battle stars. Decommissioned at Tacoma on 9 August 1946. Redesignated CVU-91 on 12 June 1955. Struck 1 September 1958 after she was authorized for use as a target.
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 Makassar Strait (CVE-91) aground at San Nicolas Island, about 1963. U.S. Navy photograph. Public domain.

The pictures on this page are the originals.

Command

WBBerner, Warren K.Commissioned her, 27 April 1944Herbert Douglas RileyRiley, Herbert DouglasCaptain from 10 January 1945Relieved on 29 July 1945John Osgood LambrechtLambrecht, John OsgoodCaptain from 29 July 1945Relieved on 18 February 1946GGGjoerloff, George OliverCaptain from 18 February 1946Relieved on 9 August 1946

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