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1270:, in May 1960, took part in a training night assault landing at Camp Pendleton. During the operation, her helicopters carried 1,300 troops and 30 t (30 long tons; 33 short tons) of cargo to the objective area. This practice operation represented the first large-scale night landing of ground forces by helicopters based on board a carrier. She deployed to the western Pacific for the spring of 1961, and upon completing her tour and returning to Long Beach, she was transferred to the
1188:
982:
1213:, who demonstrated landing and take-off techniques on this novel type of ship. She then participated in amphibious training exercises off of the California coast, evaluating her planned complementary role, before deploying to the Far East on 10 July 1957. Having completed a short tour of duty, she returned to Long Beach on 11 December, where she resumed local operations. During 1958 and 1959, she conducted a variety of operations, including vertical envelopment exercises off of
1077:, arriving on 25 June. Then, she headed westwards, making her first rendezvous with the fast carriers on 12 July, when she transferred 40 of her replenishment aircraft. She returned to Guam on 22 July to take on more aircraft, before she departed on 24 July, making another rendezvous on 31 July. She then replenished at Guam, before heading out once again, resupplying the frontline carriers from 14 August to 8 September. As she began her replenishment mission, news broke of the
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ever built, and was designed specifically to be rapidly mass-produced using prefabricated sections, in order to replace heavy early-war losses. By the end of their production run, the time taken between laying down the hull and launching the ship had been cut down to nearly one month. Standardized
785:
Following her conversion into a helicopter assault carrier, she was 512 ft 3 in (156.13 m) long overall, had a beam of 65 ft 2 in (19.86 m), and a draft of 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m). She displaced 7,800 long tons (7,900 t) standard and 11,000 long tons
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fleet, which repatriated U.S. servicemen from throughout the
Pacific. She cruised around the Pacific, making stops and returning U.S. servicemen back to the mainland. During one of her stops, Captain Allen Smith Jr. took over command of the vessel on 19 October. She completed her "Magic Carpet"
1184:, providing them with vertical assault capabilities. She was recommissioned on 20 July 1956, with Captain Thomas Winfield South, II, in command. Her conversion was finally completed six weeks later on 1 September, with a portion of the aft section of her flight deck having been cut away.
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to ferry aid and transport stranded civilians. She completed her mission on the noon of 20 August, at which point the helicopters had delivered a total of 1,600,540 lb (725,990 kg) of aid. In addition, the helicopters had ferried 850 passengers throughout the operation.
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and the
Marshalls. After completing her first transport tour on 13 September, she made five more round-trip missions, spanning September 1944 to mid-April 1945, ferrying supplies from the United States to a variety of destinations in the Pacific, ranging from Pearl Harbor to
786:(11,000 t) with a full load, and could make 19.3 knots (35.7 km/h; 22.2 mph) at full speed. She had a designed complement of 900 crew and 938 troops, was armed with four twin 40 mm (1.6 in) anti-aircraft guns, and carried twenty helicopters.
770:-class carriers had been modified to carry thirty 20 mm (0.79 in) cannons, and the amount of Bofors 40 mm (1.6 in) guns had been doubled to 16, by putting them into twin mounts. These modifications were in response to increasing casualties due to
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steamed into Pearl Harbor carrying a load of aircraft, having departed from San Diego. There, she was assigned to become a replenishment carrier as a part of Task Group 50.8.4, the mobile replenishment group supporting the frontline
782:-class escort carriers were designed to carry 27 aircraft, but the hangar deck could accommodate more, which was often necessary during transport or especially training missions, due to the constant turnover of pilots and aircraft.
1297:, she proceeded into the naval "quarantine" area along with her helicopter contingent and a marine landing team, standing by for potential actions. In the spring of 1963, she ferried special aircraft required for
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for a three-week overhaul. Finishing in August, she resumed transport duties on 11 August, delivering spare parts, replacement aircraft, and military passengers from the West Coast to bases in
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778:-class escort carriers were designed to function with a crew of 860 and an embarked squadron of 50 to 56, the exigencies of wartime often necessitated the inflation of the crew count.
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729:(18,960 km; 11,780 mi) at a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). Her compact size limited the length of the flight deck and necessitated the installment of an
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photographed from the stern in 1956, after it had undergone extensive conversion into a helicopter carrier. The part of the flight deck that has been cut is distinctly visible.
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enabled the frontline carriers to replace battle losses, and to stay at sea for longer durations of time. She first headed to
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ferrying 41 aircraft that required repairs. She steamed into port on 13 July, and after unloading her cargo, headed for
533:
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818:, as part of a tradition which named escort carriers after bays or sounds in Alaska. The bay itself was named by the
609:. She was reactivated in July 1956, and converted to a helicopter transport carrier, serving in relief operations in
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in April, and served as a transport carrier in the
Pacific, as well as a replenishment carrier supporting the Allied
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1049:. During this period, Captain Benjamin Eugene Moore Jr. raised his flag over the ship on 21 January 1945.
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on 12 August, proceeding to Taiwan to conduct relief operations. There, she used her 21 Marine Corps
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returned to the United States via Guam, arriving at
Alameda on 7 September. There, she joined the
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left
Norfolk on 5 January 1964, heading to the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility in
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10,240 nmi (18,960 km; 11,780 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
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received one battle star for her World War II service. Her name plate is on display at
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to take on a load of aircraft and passengers. She put out to sea on 5 June, stopped at
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aircraft carrier. On 1 July, she was redesignated as such, receiving the hull symbol
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underway on 7 August 1944. The ship is painted in
Measure 33, Design 10A camouflage.
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duties, and was discharged in
January 1946. Inactivation work was conducted in the
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946:. Upon finishing, she was assigned to transport duty, and proceeded north towards
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to facilitate movement of aircraft between the flight and hangar deck: one each
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300:
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73:
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2006:
1943:
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943:
766:, which were mounted around the perimeter of the deck. By the end of the war,
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2715:
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in the backdrop. Circa 1955–57, as evidenced by the hull symbol on the bow.
851:. She was laid down as MC hull 1127, the thirty-sixth of a series of fifty
1239:, which had earlier struck in July, killed more than a thousand people in
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2216:
1386:
1279:
844:
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and launched Marine helicopters carrying medical aid and food supplies.
1235:. In August 1959, severe flooding, starting on 7 August, exacerbated by
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833:
1512:
U.S. Geological Survey
Geographic Names Information System: Thetis Bay
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in
December 1964 to Peck Iron & Metal Co., Inc., headquartered at
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underway in 1963, location unknown. Note her reconfigured flight deck.
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s starboard side as it steams westwards in the
Pacific, 7 August 1944.
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served as the first medical officer at the time of the commissioning.
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was mounted on the stern. Anti-aircraft defense was provided by eight
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725:(35 km/h; 22 mph). The ship had a cruising range of 10,240
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1655:. Naval History and Heritage Command. 27 April 2016. Archived from
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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then proceeded southwards towards her new home part, arriving at
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974:. There, she took on the 50th Engineer Combat Battalion of the
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was withdrawn from the Pacific Reserve Fleet and towed to the
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was sent in her place. She was ultimately broken up in 1966.
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Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron (Light) 261 (HMR(L)-261)
469:
30 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons
1719:"World Aircraft Carriers List: US Escort Carriers, S4 Hulls"
1558:"Dr. Joel Pressman Dies at 67; Husband of Claudette Colbert"
1180:. Ships of her type were expected to act as a complement to
466:
8 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns
1685:. ShipbuildingHistory.com. 27 November 2010. Archived from
1172:, where she began conversion into the Navy's first assault
3293:
World War II escort aircraft carriers of the United States
2270:
List of escort aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
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20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons
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on 20 September. There, she took on the helicopters of
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Cold War amphibious assault ships of the United States
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1465:
978:, which she deposited back at Pearl Harbor on 5 July.
1791:
The Little Giants: U.S. Escort Carriers Against Japan
1539:
601:, before being decommissioned in August 1946, being
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1537:
1535:
1533:
1531:
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1527:
1525:
1523:
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1519:
855:-class escort carriers. She therefore received the
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40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns
1556:
886:Botta, the Assembly and Repair Officer overseeing
806:contract, on 18 June 1942. The escort carrier was
760:Bofors 40 mm (1.6 in) anti-aircraft guns
1765:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
658:-class escort carrier, the most numerous type of
1444:
1427:
667:, she was 512 ft 3 in (156.13 m)
16:Casablanca-class escort carrier of the U.S. Navy
1608:"Omaha, Nebraska – Freedom Park, MO river view"
721:(6,700 kW), thus enabling her to make 19
675:of 65 ft 2 in (19.86 m), and a
2294:
1858:
1289:operated along the Atlantic coast and in the
1282:, her new home port, in early December 1961.
8:
1354:. She was proposed to be transferred to the
1293:. In October 1962, during the height of the
1141:. Upon the completion of that work, she was
695:and 10,902 long tons (11,077 t) with a
1763:Chesneau, Robert; Gardiner, Robert (1980),
1652:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
1487:
1456:
679:of 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m). She
2301:
2287:
2279:
1865:
1851:
1843:
1224:On 28 May 1959, she was reclassified as a
1120:Upon finishing her replenishment mission,
764:Oerlikon 20 mm (0.79 in) cannons
717:, which drove two shafts, providing 9,000
1412:
992:, 8 July 1944. Visible onboard are eight
699:. She had a 257 ft (78 m) long
595:bombardment of Tokyo and the Main Islands
1475:
1131:Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility
1101:demonstrates a mock rescue at sea, with
1061:. Replenishment escort carriers such as
862:, indicating that she was the ninetieth
332:20 ft 9 in (6.32 m) (max)
1398:
820:United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
285:512 ft 3 in (156.13 m) (
2314:Kaiser Company (Vancouver, Washington)
1736:"How Do You Name an Aircraft Carrier?"
1499:
1346:on 1 March 1964, and she was sold for
463:1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal gun
20:
1543:
1231:, and thus, received the hull symbol
44:
7:
3303:Ships built in Vancouver, Washington
1584:Los Huey Cobra de la Armada española
832:, which in turn was named after the
824:United States Revenue Cutter Service
762:in single mounts, as well as twelve
703:and a 477 ft (145 m) long
1829:(CVE-90) at NavSource Naval History
1801:, Maryland: Naval Institute Press,
1312:. In September 1963, she headed to
810:on 22 December 1943 under the name
315:65 ft 2 in (19.86 m)
1839:(LPH-6) at NavSource Naval History
1734:Maksel, Rebecca (14 August 2012).
14:
1251:at the time, was dispatched from
804:United States Maritime Commission
412:Total: 910 – 916 officers and men
270:10,902 long tons (11,077 t)
3288:Casablanca-class escort carriers
1721:. Hazegray.org. 14 December 1998
1683:"Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA"
1669:
988:ferrying inoperable aircraft to
954:on 11 June, and headed out, via
882:by Mrs. Rico Botta, the wife of
794:Her construction was awarded to
46:
24:
733:at her bow, and there were two
597:. Postwar, she participated in
1149:on 7 August 1946, joining the
888:Naval Air Station North Island
567:was the thirty-sixth of fifty
439:5 in (127 mm)/38 cal
1:
1316:, which had been affected by
1247:, which was serving with the
894:'s husband, Joel Pressman, a
1705:. Navsource. 16 October 2020
1445:Chesneau & Gardiner 1980
1272:United States Atlantic Fleet
1221:, throughout February 1958.
1166:San Francisco Naval Shipyard
625:-class hull to be scrapped.
534:United States Atlantic Fleet
344:Babcock & Wilcox boilers
1740:Air & Space/Smithsonian
1226:landing platform helicopter
796:Kaiser Shipbuilding Company
707:. She was powered with two
637:A profile of the design of
528:United States Pacific Fleet
516:United States Pacific Fleet
394:(35 km/h; 22 mph)
373:reciprocating steam engines
3329:
1596:¿Otro portaaviones Dédalo?
1342:. She was struck from the
1285:For the next three years,
1209:Test Unit No. 1, based at
750:5 in (127 mm)/38
643:, which was shared by all
459:Varied, ultimate armament:
416:Embarked Squadron: 50 – 56
299:474 ft (144 m) (
292:490 ft (150 m) (
2267:
2241:
1883:
1789:Y'Blood, William (2014),
1775:: Naval Institute Press,
930:Upon being commissioned,
504:
318:108 ft (33 m) (
229:
39:
23:
1703:"USS Thetis Bay (LPH-6)"
230:General characteristics
1229:amphibious assault ship
1099:Sikorsky HUS-1 Seahorse
1059:Fast Carrier Task Force
938:down the West Coast to
647:-class escort carriers.
1877:-class escort carriers
1366:light aircraft carrier
1340:Atlantic Reserve Fleet
1195:
1117:
1106:
1017:
927:
648:
629:Design and description
617:. Ultimately, she was
599:Operation Magic Carpet
553:Operation Magic Carpet
540:Atlantic Reserve Fleet
1428:Kaiser Vancouver 2010
1344:Naval Vessel Register
1190:
1155:Pacific Reserve Fleet
1112:
1096:
984:
918:
857:classification symbol
800:Vancouver, Washington
636:
607:Pacific Reserve Fleet
522:Pacific Reserve Fleet
2915:Type S4-S2-BB5 ships
2421:Type VC2-S-AP5 ships
1352:Portsmouth, Virginia
1304:'s planned visit to
1295:Cuban Missile Crisis
896:lieutenant commander
2312:ships built by the
1320:. She anchored off
1083:Occupation of Japan
919:An aerial photo of
484:Aviation facilities
2660:Type S3-M-K2 ships
2657:tank landing ships
2356:Type C4-S-A3 ships
2326:Type EC2-S-C1 ship
1565:. 27 February 1968
1563:The New York Times
1196:
1118:
1107:
1079:Japanese surrender
1018:
976:United States Army
928:
878:on 16 March 1944;
872:United States Navy
843:and the mother of
839:, the daughter of
822:in 1928 after the
774:attacks. Although
735:aircraft elevators
649:
621:in 1966, the last
579:United States Navy
3275:
3274:
3231:Admiralty Islands
2417:attack transports
2276:
2275:
2197:Admiralty Islands
1459:, pp. 34–35.
1274:. She arrived at
1182:attack transports
1024:got underway for
892:Claudette Colbert
814:, located within
731:aircraft catapult
558:
557:
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2289:
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2257:Commencement Bay
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1860:
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1811:
1785:
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1726:
1714:
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1696:
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1659:on 18 April 2021
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1416:
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968:Marshall Islands
960:Gilberts Islands
936:shakedown cruise
925:
756:dual-purpose gun
660:aircraft carrier
476:Aircraft carried
442:dual-purpose gun
419:Ship's Crew: 860
225:Scrapped in 1966
121:22 December 1943
112:Kaiser Shipyards
54:
51:
50:
49:
28:
21:
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3323:
3322:
3321:
3319:
3318:
3317:
3313:S4-S2-BB3 ships
3278:
3277:
3276:
3271:
3175:Makassar Strait
2914:
2912:escort carriers
2900:
2659:
2645:
2419:
2405:
2354:
2340:
2320:
2307:
2277:
2272:
2263:
2237:
2141:Makassar Strait
1879:
1871:
1819:
1814:
1809:
1788:
1783:
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1758:
1753:
1744:
1742:
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1724:
1722:
1717:
1708:
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1701:
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1690:
1689:on 16 June 2019
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1586:(12 mayo, 2018)
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1419:
1411:
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1395:
1318:Hurricane Flora
1302:John F. Kennedy
1091:
1075:Mariana Islands
1030:Terminal Island
923:
913:
908:
906:Service history
849:Greek mythology
792:
709:Skinner Unaflow
631:
589:in March 1944,
575:escort carriers
370:Skinner Unaflow
337:Installed power
210:
52:
47:
45:
35:
17:
12:
11:
5:
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3324:
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956:Makin Island
952:Pearl Harbor
934:underwent a
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204:1 March 1964
193:Reclassified
188:1 March 1964
180:20 July 1956
167:
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134:Commissioned
103:18 June 1942
72:Thetis Bay,
62:
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18:
3196:Lunga Point
3182:Windham Bay
3161:Takanis Bay
3147:Steamer Bay
3133:Shipley Bay
3119:Sargent Bay
3112:Saginaw Bay
3105:Rudyerd Bay
3091:Ommaney Bay
3084:Savo Island
3063:Hoggatt Bay
3056:Nehenta Bay
3049:Gambier Bay
3028:Fanshaw Bay
3014:Kalinin Bay
2993:Wake Island
2958:Guadalcanal
2951:Mission Bay
2930:Liscome Bay
2584:Saint Croix
2379:Marine Lynx
2365:Marine Carp
2162:Lunga Point
2148:Windham Bay
2127:Takanis Bay
2113:Steamer Bay
2099:Shipley Bay
2085:Sargent Bay
2078:Saginaw Bay
2071:Rudyerd Bay
2057:Ommaney Bay
2050:Savo Island
2029:Hoggatt Bay
2022:Nehenta Bay
2015:Gambier Bay
1994:Fanshaw Bay
1980:Kalinin Bay
1959:Wake Island
1924:Guadalcanal
1917:Mission Bay
1896:Liscome Bay
1745:23 December
1500:Maksel 2012
1219:Philippines
1067:Apra Harbor
1043:Finschhafen
1034:Los Angeles
1020:On 7 July,
1001:F6F Hellcat
999:, eighteen
990:NAS Alameda
816:Kuiu Island
705:flight deck
701:hangar deck
640:Takanis Bay
549:Operations:
536:(1961–1964)
530:(1956–1961)
524:(1946–1956)
518:(1944–1946)
348:9,000
272:(full load)
216:battle star
196:1 July 1955
74:Kuiu Island
3308:1944 ships
3282:Categories
3168:Thetis Bay
3140:Sitkoh Bay
3098:Petrof Bay
3035:Kitkun Bay
3021:Kasaan Bay
2972:Natoma Bay
2965:Manila Bay
2944:Corregidor
2923:Casablanca
2907:Casablanca
2818:LST(H)-464
2570:Rockingham
2563:Rockbridge
2542:Meriwether
2352:transports
2134:Thetis Bay
2106:Sitkoh Bay
2064:Petrof Bay
2001:Kitkun Bay
1987:Kasaan Bay
1938:Natoma Bay
1931:Manila Bay
1910:Corregidor
1889:Casablanca
1875:Casablanca
1837:Thetis Bay
1827:Thetis Bay
1645:Thetis Bay
1544:DANFS 2016
1393:References
1375:Thetis Bay
1358:, but the
1328:Thetis Bay
1287:Thetis Bay
1268:Thetis Bay
1245:Thetis Bay
1203:Long Beach
1199:Thetis Bay
1192:Thetis Bay
1174:helicopter
1162:Thetis Bay
1147:mothballed
1139:Washington
1122:Thetis Bay
1114:Thetis Bay
1103:Thetis Bay
1063:Thetis Bay
1054:Thetis Bay
1047:New Guinea
1022:Thetis Bay
1011:amphibious
986:Thetis Bay
944:California
932:Thetis Bay
921:Thetis Bay
874:. She was
853:Casablanca
812:Thetis Bay
802:, under a
780:Casablanca
776:Casablanca
768:Casablanca
719:horsepower
656:Casablanca
652:Thetis Bay
645:Casablanca
623:Casablanca
603:mothballed
585:. She was
570:Casablanca
563:Thetis Bay
407:Complement
363:Propulsion
266:(standard)
240:Casablanca
209:Honors and
63:Thetis Bay
32:Thetis Bay
3245:Matanikau
3224:Kwajalein
3217:Hollandia
2756:T-LST-456
2612:Bottineau
2605:Bollinger
2507:McCracken
2316:, during
2211:Matanikau
2190:Kwajalein
2183:Hollandia
1799:Annapolis
1647:(CVE-90)"
1612:Mapio.net
1348:scrapping
1299:President
1291:Caribbean
1253:Hong Kong
1135:Bremerton
972:Kwajalein
948:San Pedro
940:San Diego
880:sponsored
870:into the
834:sea nymph
808:laid down
697:full load
685:long tons
681:displaced
663:with her
619:broken up
497:elevators
258:long tons
170:(1959–64)
164:(1955–59)
158:(1944–55)
118:Laid down
95:hull 1127
3210:Salamaua
3007:Solomons
2743:Achilles
2626:Crockett
2591:San Saba
2577:Rockwall
2556:Renville
2521:Marathon
2514:Magoffin
2479:Sandoval
2248:Sangamon
2176:Salamaua
1973:Solomons
1387:Nebraska
1280:Virginia
1243:. Thus,
1089:Post-war
1008:J2F Duck
1006:, and a
1004:fighters
876:launched
845:Achilles
772:kamikaze
693:standard
671:, had a
587:launched
565:(CVE-90)
510:Part of:
491:catapult
427:Armament
201:Stricken
126:Launched
69:Namesake
2986:Tripoli
2895:LST-475
2888:LST-474
2881:LST-473
2874:LST-472
2867:LST-471
2860:LST-470
2853:LST-469
2846:LST-468
2839:LST-467
2832:LST-466
2825:LST-465
2812:LST-464
2805:LST-463
2798:LST-462
2791:LST-461
2784:LST-460
2777:LST-459
2770:LST-458
2763:LST-457
2750:LST-456
2737:LST-455
2730:LST-454
2717:LST-453
2710:LST-452
2703:LST-451
2696:LST-450
2689:LST-449
2682:LST-448
2675:LST-447
2668:LST-446
2633:Audubon
2549:Rawlins
2535:Menifee
2500:Lubbock
2486:Lenawee
2472:Sanborn
2465:Rutland
2458:Pondera
2451:Pickens
2437:Olmsted
2412:Haskell
1952:Tripoli
1835:of USS
1825:of USS
1773:England
1709:26 July
1693:14 June
1663:26 July
1630:Sources
1569:26 July
1310:Hamburg
1276:Norfolk
1170:SCB 122
1073:of the
1026:Alameda
1014:biplane
966:of the
958:of the
898:in the
884:Captain
753:caliber
605:in the
581:during
108:Builder
100:Awarded
84:Ordered
40:History
3042:Tulagi
2979:St. Lo
2909:-class
2654:-class
2640:Bergen
2619:Cottle
2598:Sevier
2528:Menard
2444:Oxford
2430:Oconto
2414:-class
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2335:Araner
2310:MARCOM
2008:Tulagi
1945:St. Lo
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1795:E-book
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1769:London
1725:1 July
1617:11 May
1363:-class
1241:Taiwan
1217:, the
1178:CVHA-1
1151:Tacoma
1038:Hawaii
964:Majuro
866:to be
860:CVE-90
841:Nereus
837:Thetis
830:Thetis
827:cutter
683:8,188
654:was a
611:Taiwan
572:-class
542:(1964)
379:screws
280:Length
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242:-class
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162:CVHA-1
156:CVE-90
91:hull,
78:Alaska
3266:Munda
2937:Anzio
2723:Remus
2652:LST-1
2493:Logan
2259:class
2250:class
2232:Munda
1903:Anzio
1383:Omaha
1370:Cabot
1314:Haiti
1233:LPH-6
1215:Luzon
970:, to
924:'
723:knots
677:draft
615:Haiti
452:12 ×
399:Range
392:knots
387:Speed
329:Draft
168:LPH-6
87:as a
3252:Attu
2218:Attu
1803:ISBN
1777:ISBN
1747:2019
1727:2019
1711:2021
1695:2019
1665:2021
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741:and
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613:and
561:USS
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489:1 ×
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