USS Shipley Bay

USS Shipley Bay (CVE-85) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was named after Shipley Bay, located within Kosciusko Island. The bay in turn was named after Ensign John H. Shipley, an officer on the ship surveying the Alexander Archipelago. Launched in February 1944, and commissioned in March 1944, she served in support of the Battle of Okinawa. Postwar, she participated in Operation Magic Carpet. She was decommissioned in June 1946, when she was mothballed in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. Ultimately, she was sold for scrapping in October 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

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1944-02-12T00:00:00Z

1944-02-12T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1946-06-28T00:00:00Z

1946-06-28T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1943-11-22T00:00:00Z

1943-11-22T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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Frameless

TBF Avengers in flight over USS Shipley Bay (CVE-85) c1945

Pearl Harbor in January 1946

USS Shipley Bay (CVE-85)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		TBF Avengers in flight over USS Shipley Bay (CVE-85) c1945		Commons
commons	image		Pearl Harbor in January 1946		Commons
commons	image		USS Shipley Bay (CVE-85)		Commons