USS Mission Bay

USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was named after Mission Bay, located northwest of San Diego. Launched in May 1943, and commissioned in September, she served as a transport carrier, ferrying aircraft to bases in Europe, Africa, and Asia. She also participated in the Battle of the Atlantic, protecting convoys and conducting antisubmarine patrols. Notably, she escorted President Roosevelt on-board the cruiser Quincy as he returned from the Yalta Conference. She was decommissioned in February 1947, when she was mothballed in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. Ultimately, she was sold for scrapping in April 1959.

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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

World War II Q362

1943-05-26T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1942-12-28T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1947-02-21T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

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USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) underway in the Caribbean Sea, circa 23 November 1943

U.S. Navy reserve ships at the Bayonne Naval Supply Depot, 15 April 1953 (80-G-480262)

USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) underway on 10 August 1944 (NH 106582)

U.S. Navy reserve ships at the Bayonne Naval Supply Depot, 15 April 1953 (80-G-480262) (cropped)

Type	Subtype	Description	Source

commons	image	USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) underway in the Caribbean Sea, circa 23 November 1943	Commons
commons	image	U.S. Navy reserve ships at the Bayonne Naval Supply Depot, 15 April 1953 (80-G-480262)	Commons
commons	image	USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) underway on 10 August 1944 (NH 106582)	Commons
commons	image	U.S. Navy reserve ships at the Bayonne Naval Supply Depot, 15 April 1953 (80-G-480262) (cropped)	Commons

USS Mission Bay

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