USS Fanshaw Bay
USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was named after Fanshaw Bay, located within Cape Fanshaw, of the Alexander Archipelago in the Territory of Alaska. The cape was given its name by Charles Mitchell Thomas, who was mapping the area, in 1887. Built for service during World War II, the ship was launched in November 1943, and commissioned in December, and served in support of the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign, the Battle off Samar, and 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 sold for scrapping in September 1959.
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USS Fanshaw Bay
USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was named after Fanshaw Bay, located within Cape Fanshaw, of the Alexander Archipelago in the Territory of Alaska. The cape was given its name by Charles Mitchell Thomas, who was mapping the area, in 1887. Built for service during World War II, the ship was launched in November 1943, and commissioned in December, and served in support of the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign, the Battle off Samar, and 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 sold for scrapping in September 1959.
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L'USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE/CVHE-70 ...... capitaine Douglass P. Johnson.
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USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) was a ...... r scrapping in September 1959.
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Авіаносець «Феншоу Бей» (англ. ...... ової війни, типу «Касабланка».
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ファンショー・ベイ (USS Fanshaw Bay, CVE-70) は、アメリカ海軍の護衛空母。カサブランカ級航空母艦の16番艦。
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commissioning date
1943-12-09
decommissioning date
1946-08-14
laying down
1943-05-18
ship launched
1943-11-01
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Sold for scrap, 26 August 1959
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*Mariana and Palau Islands cam ...... kinawa
*Operation Magic Carpet
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*United States Pacific Fleet
*Pacific Reserve Fleet
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Ship aircraft facilities
*1 × catapult
*2 × elevators
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1942-06-18
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Ship commissioned
1943-12-09
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*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
1946-08-14
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Ship identification
Hull symbol: CVE-70
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Ship laid down
1943-05-18
Ship launched
1943-11-01
Ship name
Fanshaw Bay
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Ship namesake
Fanshaw Bay, Cape Fanshaw, Alaska
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Ship nickname
Fannie Bee
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as a Type S4-S2-BB3 hull, MCE hull 1107
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Ship struck
1959-03-01
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L'USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE/CVHE-70 ...... capitaine Douglass P. Johnson.
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USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) was a ...... r scrapping in September 1959.
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Авіаносець «Феншоу Бей» (англ. ...... ової війни, типу «Касабланка».
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ファンショー・ベイ (USS Fanshaw Bay, CVE-70) は、アメリカ海軍の護衛空母。カサブランカ級航空母艦の16番艦。
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USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70)
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USS Fanshaw Bay
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USS Fanshaw Bay
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ファンショー・ベイ (護衛空母)
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Fanshaw Bay
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Fannie Bee
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