USS Kitkun Bay

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USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) was the seventeenth of fifty Casablanca-class escort carrier built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was launched in November 1943, and transferred to the Navy and commissioned in December. She served in the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign, the Battle off Samar, in which she faced the first wave of organized kamikaze attacks, and the Invasion of Lingayen Gulf, during which she was damaged by another kamikaze and forced to withdraw. Post-war, she participated in Operation Magic Carpet, repatriating U.S. servicemen from around the Pacific. She was decommissioned in April 1946, and sold for scrapping in November. Ultimately, she was broken up in early 1947.

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

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    1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
    1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
    World War II
    1943-05-03T00:00:00Z
    1943-05-03T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
    1946-04-19T00:00:00Z
    1946-04-19T00:00:00Z
    ship decommissioning
    1943-11-08T00:00:00Z
    1943-11-08T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
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    USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71)USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71)
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    USS White Plains (CVE-66) during Battle off Samar 1944USS White Plains (CVE-66) during Battle off Samar 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) is straddled by shells during the Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944 (80-G-287492)
    Japanese plane shot downJapanese plane shot down
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    USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) prepares to launch Grumman FM-2 Wildcats of VC-5 during the Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944 (80-G-287497)USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) prepares to launch Grumman FM-2 Wildcats of VC-5 during the Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944 (80-G-287497)
    Kitkun BayKitkun Bay
    Grumman FM-2 Wildcat fighters launching from USS ``Kitkun Bay`` (CVE-71) during the Battle off Samar on 25 October 1944Grumman FM-2 Wildcat fighters launching from USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) during the Battle off Samar on 25 October 1944
    Scene on the deck of the escort carrier U.S.S. Kitkun Bay (BUMED 09-7921-15), U.S. Navy BUMED Library and Archives (4290573168)Scene on the deck of the escort carrier U.S.S. Kitkun Bay (BUMED 09-7921-15), U.S. Navy BUMED Library and Archives (4290573168)
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      commonsimageUSS White Plains (CVE-66) during Battle off Samar 1944 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) is straddled by shells during the Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944 (80-G-287492) Commons
      commonsimageJapanese plane shot down Commons
      commonsimageKitkun Bay Commons
      commonsimageUSS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) prepares to launch Grumman FM-2 Wildcats of VC-5 during the Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944 (80-G-287497) Commons
      commonsimageKitkun Bay Commons
      commonsimageGrumman FM-2 Wildcat fighters launching from USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) during the Battle off Samar on 25 October 1944 Commons
      commonsimageScene on the deck of the escort carrier U.S.S. Kitkun Bay (BUMED 09-7921-15), U.S. Navy BUMED Library and Archives (4290573168) Commons
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