USN · CVE
AfloatCasablanca-class escort carrier, CVE-61. She flew at Kwajalein, Hollandia and Saipan and was in Taffy 2 at Leyte.
| Class | Casablanca class |
|---|---|
| Type | Escort carrier (CVE) |
| Hull | CVE-61 |
| Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington |
| Launched | 1943-07-10 |
| Commissioned | 1943-10-05 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war with eight battle stars. Struck in 1958 and sold for scrap in 1959. |
| Armament (class) | Escort carrier. Flight deck over a merchant hull, small island set aft, one 5-inch gun. |
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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.
USS Manila Bay (CVE-61), about 1944. U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Manila Bay (CVE-61) 1943-1945 cruise book available at Navysite.de. Wikimedia Commons File:USS Manila Bay (CVE-61), circa in 1944.jpg. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
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Command
Marshall Islands
1944-01-31 · bombed and strafed Kwajalein, Bigej and nearby islands from 22 January 1944; not sunk
Battle off Samar
1944-10-25 · Taffy 2; her aircraft struck Kurita's force on 25 October 1944; not sunk
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