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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CVHE-70
speed 19 knot, 
Casablanca-class escort carrier, escort carrier, Kaiser Shipyards, United States Navy, 

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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1943-05-18T00:00:00Z

1943-05-18T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1946-08-14T00:00:00Z

1946-08-14T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1943-11-01T00:00:00Z

1943-11-01T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Frameless

USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) is near missed by a bomb, 17 June 1944

USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) is straddled by shells during the Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944 (80-G-287492)

USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on 27 October 1945

USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) transporting aircraft on 17 January 1944 (NH 106573)

USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) running trials on 26 November 1943 (80-G-214084)

USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) moored at Brisbane, Australia, 10 February 1944 (80-G-364211)

USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) underway on 9 February 1944 (AWM 302596)

Kitkun Bay

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) is near missed by a bomb, 17 June 1944		Commons
commons	image		USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) is straddled by shells during the Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944 (80-G-287492)		Commons
commons	image		USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on 27 October 1945		Commons
commons	image		USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) transporting aircraft on 17 January 1944 (NH 106573)		Commons
commons	image		USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) running trials on 26 November 1943 (80-G-214084)		Commons
commons	image		USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) moored at Brisbane, Australia, 10 February 1944 (80-G-364211)		Commons
commons	image		USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) underway on 9 February 1944 (AWM 302596)		Commons
commons	image		Kitkun Bay		Commons