USN · CVE
AfloatCasablanca-class escort carrier, CVE-103, named for the island in Kwajalein Atoll taken on 1 February 1944. Kaiser, Vancouver. Laid down as Alava Bay. Commissioned 6 July 1944, Captain P. H. Lyon. She ferried aircraft, then in July and August 1945 replenished Task Force 38 with Admiralty Islands, Hollandia, and Thetis Bay. One battle star. Decommissioned at Bremerton on 9 May 1946.
| Class | Casablanca class |
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| Type | Escort carrier (CVE) |
| Hull | CVE-103 |
| Builder | Kaiser, Vancouver |
| Launched | 1944-06-02 |
| Commissioned | 1944-07-06 |
| Fate | Afloat. Casablanca-class escort carrier. Commissioned 6 July 1944. Ferry, then replenishment of Task Force 38 in July and August 1945. One battle star. Decommissioned at Bremerton on 9 May 1946. Struck 21 May 1946. Sold 31 December 1946. |
| 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 Roi (CVE-103), about 1945. U.S. Navy photograph NH 108359. Public domain.
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