USN · CVE

Sitkoh Bay

Afloat

Casablanca-class escort carrier, CVE-86, used mostly to replenish aircraft in the Marshalls, Marianas and Philippines. Her only action came on 7 April 1945, delivering a Marine air group to Okinawa.

Class	Casablanca class
Type	Escort carrier (CVE)
Hull	CVE-86
Builder	Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington
Launched	1944-02-19
Commissioned	1944-03-28
Fate	Afloat. Survived the war with three battle stars, and a fourth for Korea. Her hulk was sold on 30 August 1960.
Armament (class)	Escort carrier. Flight deck over a merchant hull, small island set aft, one 5-inch gun.
Command	Lockhart, Robert Green Commanding officer from 28 March 1944; Relieved on 1 February 1945 Walker, James Paul Commanding officer from 1 February 1945; Relieved on 30 November 1946

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 Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86) underway transporting aircraft. The date of the photograph is not recorded. U.S. Navy photograph (public domain). Wikimedia Commons File:CVE86.jpeg. Public domain.

The pictures on this page are the originals.

Command

RLLockhart, Robert GreenCommanding officer from 28 March 1944Relieved on 1 February 1945 JWWalker, James PaulCommanding officer from 1 February 1945Relieved on 30 November 1946

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