USS Steamer Bay
Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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USS Steamer Bay (CVE-87) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was named after Steamer Bay, located within Etolin Island, Alaska. Launched in February 1944, and commissioned in April, she served in support of the Invasion of Lingayen Gulf, the Invasion of Iwo Jima, and the Battle of Okinawa. Postwar, she participated in Operation Magic Carpet. She was decommissioned in January 1947, when she was mothballed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Ultimately, she was sold for scrapping in August 1959.
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Name | Steamer Bay |
Namesake | Steamer Bay, Etolin Island, Alaska |
Ordered | as a Type S4-S2-BB3 hull, MCE hull 1124[1] |
Awarded | 18 June 1942 |
Builder | Kaiser Shipyards |
Laid down | 4 December 1943 |
Launched | 26 February 1944 |
Commissioned | 4 April 1944 |
Decommissioned | 4 February 1946 |
Stricken | 1 March 1959 |
Identification | Hull symbol: CVE-87 |
Honors and awards | 6 Battle stars |
Fate | Sold for scrapping 29 August 1959 |
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Class and type | Casablanca-class escort carrier |
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Draft | 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m) (max) |
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Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
Range | 10,240 nmi (18,960 km; 11,780 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
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Aircraft carried | 27 |
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