USS Kitkun Bay

1943 Casablanca-class escort carrier. 

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Casablanca-class escort carrier, escort carrier, Kaiser Shipyards, United States, United States Navy, 

• Freebase entry^@
  

Casablanca-class escort carrier – Kaiser Shipyards – 

1943-05-03T00:00:00Z

keel laying 1943

1946-04-19T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning 1946

1943-11-08T00:00:00Z

ship launching 1943

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Frameless

D4Y tail kitkun

Grumman FM-2 Wildcat fighters launching from USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) during the Battle off Samar on 25 October 1944

Japanese plane shot down

Kitkun Bay

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)

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

USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71)

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)

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
incident	1943	keel laying			Wikidata
incident	1946	ship decommissioning			Wikidata
incident	1943	ship launching			Wikidata
image		D4Y tail kitkun			Wikimedia
image	2007	Grumman FM-2 Wildcat fighters launching from USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) during the Battle off Samar on 25 October 1944			Wikimedia
image	1944	Japanese plane shot down			Wikimedia
image	1944	Kitkun Bay			Wikimedia
image	2009	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)			Wikimedia
image		USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) is straddled by shells during the Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944 (80-G-287492)			Wikimedia
image		USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71)			Wikimedia
image	1944	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)			Wikimedia

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