USN · CVE

Takanis Bay

Afloat

Casablanca-class escort carrier, CVE-89, named for a bay on Yakobi Island, Alaska. Kaiser, Vancouver. Maritime Commission hull 1126. Commissioned 15 April 1944, Captain A. R. Brady. From San Diego she qualified 2,509 pilots for Fleet Air, West Coast, and after the surrender she brought veterans home. Decommissioned on 1 May 1946.

Class	Casablanca class
Type	Escort carrier (CVE)
Hull	CVE-89
Builder	Kaiser, Vancouver
Launched	1944-03-10
Commissioned	1944-04-15
Fate	Afloat. Casablanca-class escort carrier. Commissioned 15 April 1944. West-coast training carrier through the surrender, then Magic Carpet. Decommissioned 1 May 1946. Redesignated CVU-89 on 12 June 1955. Struck 1 August 1959. Sold for scrap 29 June 1960.
Armament (class)	Escort carrier. Flight deck over a merchant hull, small island set aft, one 5-inch gun.
Command	Brady, Anthony Rodgers Captain from 15 April 1944; Relieved on 3 June 1945 Shands, Courtney Captain from 3 June 1945; Relieved on 21 September 1945 Young, David Bryan Captain from 21 September 1945; Relieved on 18 January 1946 Willett, Roland Louis Commander in command from 18 January 1946; Relieved on 18 June 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 Takanis Bay (CVE-89). U.S. Navy photograph. Public domain.

The pictures on this page are the originals.

Command

Brady, Anthony RodgersCaptain from 15 April 1944Relieved on 3 June 1945

Shands, CourtneyCaptain from 3 June 1945Relieved on 21 September 1945

Young, David BryanCaptain from 21 September 1945Relieved on 18 January 1946

Willett, Roland LouisCommander in command from 18 January 1946Relieved on 18 June 1946

Crew stories

No stories submitted yet. Submit a Story.