Pacific ships
USS Vella Gulf (CVE-111)

USN · CVE

Vella Gulf

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Afloat

Commencement Bay-class escort carrier, CVE-111, named for the August 1943 destroyer battle. Todd-Pacific, Tacoma. Laid down as Totem Bay. Commissioned 9 April 1945, Captain Robert W. Morse. In late July her Marine aircraft struck Pagan and Rota. She was back at Guam on 15 August, the day Japan capitulated. One battle star. Out of commission at Seattle on 9 August 1946.

ClassCommencement Bay class
TypeEscort carrier (CVE)
HullCVE-111
BuilderTodd-Pacific, Tacoma
Launched1944-10-19
Commissioned1945-04-09
FateAfloat. Commencement Bay-class escort carrier. Commissioned 9 April 1945. Air strikes on Pagan and Rota in July 1945. One battle star. Out of commission on 9 August 1946. Redesignated a helicopter escort carrier on 12 June 1955, then T-AKV-11. Struck 1 December 1970. Sold for scrap 22 October 1971.
Command

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

Command

RMMorse, Robert W.Commissioned her, 9 April 1945Cecil Bachelder GillGill, Cecil BachelderCaptain from 18 December 1945Relieved on 15 May 1946Raymond Bernard JacobyJacoby, Raymond BernardCommander in command from 15 May 1946Relieved on 9 August 1946

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