USN · CVE
AfloatBogue-class escort carrier, CVE-31, named for a sound on the Alaska coast. Seattle-Tacoma, Tacoma. Maritime Commission hull 242. Commissioned 9 April 1943, Captain Herbert E. Regan. She ferried aircraft to the South Pacific, trained pilots in the Atlantic, and rejoined the Pacific Fleet on 8 June 1945. Decommissioned at Philadelphia on 29 August 1946.
| Class | Bogue class |
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| Type | Escort carrier (CVE) |
| Hull | CVE-31 |
| Builder | Seattle-Tacoma, Tacoma |
| Launched | 1942-08-23 |
| Commissioned | 1943-04-09 |
| Fate | Afloat. Bogue-class escort carrier. Commissioned 9 April 1943. Pacific ferry duty, Atlantic training, then the Pacific again from 8 June 1945. Decommissioned at Philadelphia on 29 August 1946. Redesignated CVHE-31 on 12 June 1955. Struck 1 March 1959. |
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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.
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