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CVE-111 Vella Gulf
United States Navy escort carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Commencement 1944/03/07
Todd Pacific Shipyards Inc., Tacoma, Wash.
1944/10/19 1945/04/09 1971/10/22
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 45: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
45/05/04 45/06/17     shakedown off San Diego - MCVG-3: VMF-513, VMTB-234   66 
45/06/17 45/06/25     sail San Diego > P.H.   66 
45/06/25 45/07/09     P.H. - training   66 
45/07/09 45/07/16     sail P.H. > Eniwetok   66 
45/07/16       Eniwetok - refuel   66 
45/07/16 45/07/20     sail Eniwetok > Guam   66 
45/07/20 45/07/23     arrived Guam - MCVG-3: VMF-513, VMTB-234   70 
45/07/24 45/07/26   19.6.1 strike Pagan and Rota, Marianas   70  85 
45/08/02 45/08/06     Guam   66 
45/08/06 45/08/10     sail Guam > Okinawa   66 
45/08/10 45/08/12?     Buckner Bay, Okinawa   66 
45/08/12? 45/08/15     sail Okinawa > Guam   66 
45/08/15 45/08/30?     occupation duty   66 
45/08/30? 45/09/10   30.8     66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 55/06/12 > CVHE-111, AKV-11,1970/12/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 1 Battle Star
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