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CVE-100 Bougainville
United States Navy escort carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Casablanca 1944/03/03
Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Vancouver
1944/05/16 1944/06/18 1960
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Namesake: Bougainville is the largest of the Solomon Islands. The island was the center of several American-Japanese land and sea battles between November and December
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 33/18a, 44-45: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/07/25 44/08/01     sail San Diego > P.H.   66 
44/08/01 44/12   CarrTransRon planes to Marshalls, Admiralty, Marianas   66 
44/08/01 44/08/09   CarTransRon carry planes from P.H. to Majuro escorted by Snyder and William C. Cole   66 
44/08/09 44/08/18?     sail back from Majuro to P.H. escorted by William C. Cole   66 
44/12/22 45/01/07     San Diego - overhaul   66 
45/02/08     Servron7 Eniwetok   66 
45/02/16 45/03/08 Detach 50.8     66 
45/03/30 45/05/28 Iceber 50.8.4     66  70 
45/05/28 45/06/? Iceber 30.8     66 
45/06/05   Iceber 30.8 damage(typhoon)   66 
45/07 45/08     San Diego - overhaul, then sailed to P.H.   66 
45/08       planes betw P.H. & Marshalls, Marianas   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 2 Battle Stars
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