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USS Takanis Bay

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857: 837: 876: 548: 37: 59: 749:, rotating off for service on a frontline carrier once they had finished qualifications. In this period, between 24 May 1944 to 28 August 1945, she qualified a record 2,509 pilots. She also engaged in the most landings of any Casablanca-class carrier: 20,159 landings. This record, at the time, was only surpassed by the venerable frontline fleet carriers 1042: 856: 776:. She joined the fleet of carriers repatriating American servicemen from around the Pacific theater. Between 28 August and 3 January 1946, she ferried about 6,500 troops. Firstly, in two trips, she returned 1,300 servicemen from 836: 875: 2629: 784:
fleet. While docked in San Diego, bunks for 800 passengers were installed in the hangar deck. Once modifications were complete, she made two more round trip voyages to Hawaii, along with a trip to the
1201: 682:-class escort carriers were designed to carry 27 aircraft, but she sometimes went over or under this number, particularly due to the constant turnover of pilots and aircraft for training. 761:. On 24 July 1945, pilots of VC-20 made 446 landings on a single day. Remarkably, only a single pilot died throughout her career as a training carrier, albeit accidents were frequent. 741:, San Diego, where she operated in support of carrier training operations. On 22 May, the first landing was made on the carrier's flight deck. Until the end of hostilities with 1637: 1606: 644:(18,960 km; 11,780 mi), assuming that she traveled at a constant speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). Her compact size necessitated the installment of an 1017: 2634: 1194: 1022: 580:
ever built, and designed specifically to be mass-produced using prefabricated sections, in order to replace heavy early war losses. Standardized with her
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to facilitate movement of aircraft between the flight and hangar deck: one on the fore, another on the aft.
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of 65 ft 2 in (19.86 m) (an extreme width of 108 ft (33 m)), and a
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in April, where inactivation work was begun, and she was decommissioned on 18 June.
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to San Diego. Late in September, the carrier was officially assigned to the
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attacks. Anti-aircraft guns were mounted around the perimeter of the deck.
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by Mrs. Alden R. Sanborn; transferred to the United States Navy and
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814:on 1 August 1959. She was sold on 29 June 1960 to 1127:A Short History of the U.S.S. Takanis Bay, CVE-89 1100:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946 764:On 28 August 1945, she left San Diego, bound for 576:-class escort carrier, the most numerous type of 925: 908: 584:, she was 512 ft 3 in (156.13 m) 636:), driving two shafts, enabling her to make 19 27:Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy 1631: 1195: 921: 919: 917: 8: 1098:Chesneau, Robert; Gardiner, Robert (1980), 1023:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 937: 596:of 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m). She 1638: 1624: 1616: 1202: 1188: 1180: 612:, 10,902 long tons (11,077 t) with a 616:. She had a 257 ft (78 m) long 952: 282:20 ft 9 in (6.32 m) (max) 898: 832: 235:512 ft 3 in (156.13 m) ( 1651:Kaiser Company (Vancouver, Washington) 417:1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal gun 31: 995: 983: 971: 55: 7: 2635:Ships built in Vancouver, Washington 1176:(CVE-89) at NavSource Naval History 1148:, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 648:at her bow end, and there were two 626:Uniflow reciprocating steam engines 265:65 ft 2 in (19.86 m) 885:making the 5,000th landing aboard 657:5 in (127 mm)/38-caliber 628:, which provided a force of 9,000 620:, a 477 ft (145 m) long 25: 366:Total: 910 – 916 officers and men 220:10,902 long tons (11,077 t) 2625:Casablanca-class escort carriers 1076:. Hazegray.org. 14 December 1998 1054:"Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA" 1040: 874: 855: 835: 57: 35: 865:during her inactivation at the 664:Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft guns 565:Casablanca-class escort carrier 739:Naval Air Station North Island 666:in twin mounts, as well as 12 393:5 in (127 mm)/38 cal 1: 826:, for scrap and broken up in 45:(CVE-89) underway in May 1944 926:Chesneau & Gardiner 1980 768:, where she was assigned to 694:on 16 December 1943 under a 555:, which was shared with all 294:Babcock & Wilcox boilers 175:Sold for scrap, 29 June 1960 700:Kaiser Shipbuilding Company 698:contract, MC hull 1126, by 624:. She was powered with two 551:A profile of the design of 468:United States Pacific Fleet 344:(35 km/h; 22 mph) 323:reciprocating steam engines 2661: 867:Puget Sound Naval Shipyard 770:Carrier Transport Squadron 562: 413:Varied, ultimate armament: 370:Embarked Squadron: 50 – 56 249:474 ft (144 m) ( 242:490 ft (150 m) ( 1604: 1578: 1220: 1134:Y'Blood, William (2014), 1110:: Naval Institute Press, 733:After a brief shakedown, 458: 268:108 ft (33 m) ( 179: 50: 34: 180:General characteristics 18:USS Takanis Bay (CVE-89) 690:The escort carrier was 559:-class escort carriers. 1214:-class escort carriers 1018:"Takanis Bay (CVE-89)" 816:Hyman-Michaels Company 782:Operation Magic Carpet 668:Oerlikon 20 mm cannons 560: 543:Design and description 537:Operation Magic Carpet 511:. She was named after 507:, which served during 479:Operation Magic Carpet 909:Kaiser Vancouver 2010 850:after a barrier crash 812:Naval Vessel Register 796:San Pedro, California 704:Vancouver, Washington 550: 2252:Type S4-S2-BB5 ships 1758:Type VC2-S-AP5 ships 1124:Hines, E.G. (1946), 515:on the west side of 1649:ships built by the 802:. 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Index

USS Takanis Bay (CVE-89)

Yakobi Island
Alaska
Type S4-S2-BB3
MCE
Kaiser Shipyards
Hull symbol
Casablanca-class
escort carrier
long tons
t
(standard)
(full load)
oa
wl
fd
extreme width
Babcock & Wilcox boilers
shp
kW
Skinner Unaflow
reciprocating steam engines
screws
knots
nmi
5 in (127 mm)/38 cal
dual-purpose gun
40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns
20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons

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