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CVE-61 Manila Bay
United States Navy escort carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Casablanca 1943/01/15
Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Vancouver
1943/06/10 1943/10/05 1959/09/02
scrap
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/12a


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/03/07 43/03/12     sail Majuro > Esp. Santo   66 
43/11/20 43/12/04     sail from San Diego for damaged planes and back   66 
43/12/04 44/01/03     training - west coast, P.H. - VC-7   66 
44/01/22 44/03 Flint 52.9/CarDiv24/GF,DF VC-7   70 
44/03 44/04/02   36.3/CarDiv24/GF,DF land Emirau - VC-7   70 
44/03/15     36.3/CarDiv24/GF,DF land Emirau - shell Kavieng   70  66 
44/04/02       departed Emirau to Tulagi for supplies   70 
44/04/15? 44/05/05 Persec 78.2/CarDiv24 VC7   66  70 
44/05/04 44/05/07     Manus   66 
44/05/07 44/05/18     sail Manus > P.H.   66 
44/05/18 44/06/05     P.H. - overhaul   66 
44/06/05 44/06/19 Forage   carry P-47 from 73.FS, 318.FG from P.H. to Saipan (escort = Halligan)   66 
44/06/23   Forage   refuel - attacked by IJNAF   70  66 
44/06/24   Forage 50.? launch P-47 to Saipan, sail to Eniwetok   66 
44/06/27 44/07/01 Forage 50.? Eniwetok - embarking 207 WIA   66 
44/07/01 44/07/08 Forage 50.? sail Eniwetok > P.H.   66 
44/07/08 44/07/16     sail P.H. > San Diego   66 
44/08/31 44/09/15     P.H. - embark VC-80   66 
44/09/15 44/09/25     sail P.H. > Eniwetok   66 
44/09/26? 44/10/03     sail Eniwetok > Manus   66 
44/10/03 44/10/12     Seeadler Harbor, Manus   66 
44/10/10 44/10/30 King2 77.4.2/CarDiv24 VC-80   70 
44/10/25   King2 77.4.2/CarDiv24 xSamar   70 
44/10/30 44/11/04 King2 77.4.4     70 
44/11/04 44/12/10     Manus, Kossol Passage   66 
44/12/10 44/12/18 Love3 77.12.7/CarDiv24 land Mindoro   70 
44/12/30 45/01/17 Mike1 77.4.2/CarDiv24 VC-80   70 
45/01/05   Mike1 77.4.2/CarDiv24 disable(kami) (14-50N, 119-10E) - radar destroyed - 14 KIA, 52 WIA   70  66  85
45/01/17 45/01/23 Mike1 77.14 sail Luzon > Ulithi   66 
45/01/23? 45/02/15     sail ulithi > P.H. > San Diego for repairs   66 
45/02/15 45/04/2?     San Francisco - repairs   70 
45/04/2? 45/05/24     Hawaii - training - VC-72   66 
45/05/24 45/06/13     sail P.H. > Okinawa   66 
45/06/13 45/06/20 Iceber 32 VC-72   66 
45/06/16   Iceber   damage  
45/06/20 45/06/2?     sail Okinawa > Marianas   66 
45/07 45/08/15?     Marianas, Marshalls   66 
45/08/15?       sail Marianas > Adak   66 
45/08/31 45/09   44 Japan occupation   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex Bucareli Bay, renamed 43/04/03, struck 1958/05/27
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 8 Battle Stars
Notice: nickname "Manila Maru"