USS Kasaan Bay

USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) was the fifteenth of fifty Casablanca-class escort carriers built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after Kasaan Bay, a name assigned to the bay by the local Haida Indians. The bay is located within Prince of Wales Island, which at the time was a part of the Territory of Alaska. The ship was launched in October 1943, commissioned in December, and served as a transport carrier in both the Atlantic and the Pacific, as well as taking part in Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of occupied Southern France. Her aircraft provided air support and strategic bombing capabilities, disrupting German supply lines, and earning Kasaan Bay a battle star. Postwar, she participated in Operation Magic Carpet. Ultimately, she was broken up in March 1960.

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CVE-69
speed 19 knot,
Casablanca-class escort carrier, escort carrier, Kaiser Shipyards, United States Navy,

Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1946-07-06T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1943-10-24T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1943-05-11T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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USS Tulagi (CVE-72) and USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) anchored at Malta, in August 1944 (80-G-320930)

PilotBriefingKasaanBay

USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) off Southern France, 15 August 1944 (80-G-K-15369)

FM-1 Wildcat takes off from USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) 1944

Air-search radar

F6F-5 on cat of USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) off France 1944

F6Fs of VF-74 on USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) off France 1944

USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) in Narragansett Bay 1944

Type	Subtype	Description	Source

commons	image	USS Tulagi (CVE-72) and USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) anchored at Malta, in August 1944 (80-G-320930)	Commons
commons	image	PilotBriefingKasaanBay	Commons
commons	image	USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) off Southern France, 15 August 1944 (80-G-K-15369)	Commons
commons	image	FM-1 Wildcat takes off from USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) 1944	Commons
commons	image	Air-search radar	Commons
commons	image	F6F-5 on cat of USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) off France 1944	Commons
commons	image	F6Fs of VF-74 on USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) off France 1944	Commons
commons	image	USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) in Narragansett Bay 1944	Commons

USS Kasaan Bay

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