USS Makassar Strait
USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was named after the Battle of Makassar Strait, an early naval engagement to the east of Borneo. Launched in March 1944, and commissioned in April, she served in support of the Battle of Okinawa. Postwar, she participated in Operation Magic Carpet. She was decommissioned in August 1946, when she was mothballed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Ultimately, she was used as a target, and she was accidentally ran aground on San Nicolas Island in April 1961. Her wreckage survived until at least 1965.
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USS Makassar Strait
USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was named after the Battle of Makassar Strait, an early naval engagement to the east of Borneo. Launched in March 1944, and commissioned in April, she served in support of the Battle of Okinawa. Postwar, she participated in Operation Magic Carpet. She was decommissioned in August 1946, when she was mothballed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Ultimately, she was used as a target, and she was accidentally ran aground on San Nicolas Island in April 1961. Her wreckage survived until at least 1965.
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USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91) w ...... survived until at least 1965.
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USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91) – ...... i był używany jako okręt-cel.
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Авіаносець «Макассар Стрейт» ( ...... ової війни, типу «Касабланка».
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マカッサル・ストレイト (USS Makassar Stra ...... 番艦。艦名はインドネシアのマカッサル海峡に因んで命名された。
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1944-04-27
decommissioning date
1946-08-09
laying down
1943-12-29
ship launched
1944-03-22
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Grounded and used as a target, April 1961
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*Battle of Okinawa
*Operation Magic Carpet
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*United States Pacific Fleet
*Pacific Reserve Fleet
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Ship aircraft
Ship aircraft facilities
*1 × catapult
*2 × elevators
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Ship awarded
1942-06-18
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Ship commissioned
1944-04-27
Ship complement
*Total: 910 – 916 officers and men
**Embarked Squadron: 50 – 56
**Ship's Crew: 860
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United States
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Ship decommissioned
1946-08-09
Ship fate
Grounded and used as a target, April 1961
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Ship identification
Hull symbol: CVE-91
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Ship laid down
1943-12-29
Ship launched
1944-03-22
Ship name
Makassar Strait
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Ship ordered
as a Type S4-S2-BB3 hull, MCE hull 1128
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at
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Ship struck
1958-09-01
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USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91) w ...... survived until at least 1965.
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USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91) – ...... i był używany jako okręt-cel.
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Авіаносець «Макассар Стрейт» ( ...... ової війни, типу «Касабланка».
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マカッサル・ストレイト (USS Makassar Stra ...... 番艦。艦名はインドネシアのマカッサル海峡に因んで命名された。
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USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91)
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USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91)
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USS Makassar Strait
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マカッサル・ストレイト (護衛空母)
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Makassar Strait
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