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CVE-107 Gilbert Islands
United States Navy escort carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Commencement 1943/11/29
Todd Pacific Shipyards Inc., Tacoma, Wash.
1944/07/20 1945/02/05 1976
decomm
Namesake: An island group (Tarawa, Makin, Marine landing 1943/11/20
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 45: Ms 32/11a , 45: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
45/04/12 45/04/19?     San Diego - sail to Hawaii  
45/05/02 45/05/21     Hawaii - sail to Okinawa   66 
45/05/21 45/05/28 Iceber 52.1.3 MCVG-2: VMF-512, VMTB-143   66  70 
45/05/28 45/06/16 Iceber 32.1.3 MCVG-2: VMF-512, VMTB-143   66  70 
45/06/16       off Okinawa - sail to San Pedro Bay to replenish   66 
45/06/30 45/07/06 Oboe6 78.4.1 land Balikpapan   66  70 
45/07/06       Leyte Gulf   66 
45/07/29 45/08/15   30.8 raid Home Islands   66 
63       conversion > AGMR-1 Annapolis  

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1959 > AKV39, 1963 > AGMR-1 Annapolis
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 3 Battle Stars
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