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Salerno Bay

Afloat

Commencement Bay-class escort carrier, CVE-110. Laid down as Winjah Bay by Seattle-Tacoma at Tacoma and completed at Portland. Commissioned 19 May 1945, Captain W. C. Holt. She trained off California, sailed west two days after the surrender, and anchored in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, on 21 September 1945. Decommissioned at Boston on 4 October 1947.

Class	Commencement Bay class
Type	Escort carrier (CVE)
Hull	CVE-110
Builder	Seattle-Tacoma, Tacoma
Launched	1944-09-26
Commissioned	1945-05-19
Fate	Afloat. Commencement Bay-class escort carrier. Commissioned 19 May 1945. She reached Okinawa on 21 September 1945, after the surrender. Decommissioned at Boston on 4 October 1947. Recommissioned 20 June 1951. Decommissioned 16 February 1954. Redesignated AKV-10 in 1959. Struck 1 June 1961. Sold 30 October 1961.
Command	Holt, Walter Coler Captain from 19 May 1945; Relieved on 21 March 1946 Gaines, Richard Kenna Captain from 21 March 1946; Relieved on 10 April 1947 Carson, Joseph Malcolm Captain from 10 April 1947

Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.

Command

Holt, Walter ColerCaptain from 19 May 1945Relieved on 21 March 1946 RGGaines, Richard KennaCaptain from 21 March 1946Relieved on 10 April 1947

Carson, Joseph MalcolmCaptain from 10 April 1947

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