USS Marcus Island

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USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) was the twenty-third of fifty Casablanca-class escort carriers built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after an engagement on 31 August 1943 over Minami-Tori-shima, known on American maps as Marcus Island. In September 1943, she was laid down in Vancouver, Washington by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Company under the name Kanalku Bay. She was renamed Marcus Island in November 1943, launched in December, and commissioned in January 1944.

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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 Q362
    1943-12-16T00:00:00Z
    1943-12-16T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
    1943-09-15T00:00:00Z
    1943-09-15T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
    1946-12-12T00:00:00Z
    1946-12-12T00:00:00Z
    ship decommissioning
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    TBF Avenger flies over USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) c1945TBF Avenger flies over USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) c1945
    USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) at Tulagi in August 1944USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) at Tulagi in August 1944
    FM-2 Wildcat makes crash landing on USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) c1944FM-2 Wildcat makes crash landing on USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) c1944
    Stinson L-5B Sentinel takes off from USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) c1944Stinson L-5B Sentinel takes off from USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) c1944
    SB2C Helldiver over escort carriers at Espiritu Santo in 1944SB2C Helldiver over escort carriers at Espiritu Santo in 1944
    Flight deck of USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) c1945Flight deck of USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) c1945
    USS Marcus Island (CVE-77)USS Marcus Island (CVE-77)
    USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) under air attack c1944USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) under air attack c1944
    Launch of USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) at Kaiser Shipyards in December 1943Launch of USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) at Kaiser Shipyards in December 1943
    TBF makes first landing on USS Marcus Island (CVE-77), 5 March 1944TBF makes first landing on USS Marcus Island (CVE-77), 5 March 1944
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      commonsimageTBF Avenger flies over USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) c1945 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Marcus Island (CVE-77) at Tulagi in August 1944 Commons
      commonsimageFM-2 Wildcat makes crash landing on USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) c1944 Commons
      commonsimageStinson L-5B Sentinel takes off from USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) c1944 Commons
      commonsimageSB2C Helldiver over escort carriers at Espiritu Santo in 1944 Commons
      commonsimageFlight deck of USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) c1945 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Marcus Island (CVE-77) Commons
      commonsimageUSS Marcus Island (CVE-77) under air attack c1944 Commons
      commonsimageLaunch of USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) at Kaiser Shipyards in December 1943 Commons
      commonsimageTBF makes first landing on USS Marcus Island (CVE-77), 5 March 1944 Commons
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