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CVE-76 Kadashan Bay
United States Navy escort carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Casablanca 1943/08/20
Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Vancouver
1943/12/11 1944/01/18 1959
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 33/10a, 45: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/03/06 44/05/13     two ferry cruises San Diego > Esp. Santo and back - total 154 planes   66 
44/05/13 44/07/10     San Diego - repairs, training   66 
44/07/10 44/07/17?     sail San Diego > P.H.   66 
44/08/?       sail P.H. > Tulagi   66 
44/08/10 44/08/11     Eniwetok   88 
44/09/06 44/10/04 Stale2 32.7.1/CarDiv27 land Palau: VC-20   70  66 
44/10/04 44/10/14     Seeadler Harbor, Manus   66 
44/10/10 44/10/30 King2 77.4.2/CarDiv27 VC-20   70 
44/10/14 44/10/22 King2 77.4.24/CarDiv27 escort TG 78.6 from Manus to Leyte vicinity   66 
44/10/25   King2 77.4.2/CarDiv27 xSamar   70 
44/10/30 44/11/04 King2 77.4.4     70 
44/11/04 44/12/10     Manus   66 
44/12/12 44/12/19 Love3 77.12.7/CarDiv27 land Mindoro   70 
44/12/19       Kossol Roads, Palau   66 
44/12/30 45/01/10 Mike1 77.4.4/CarDiv27 VC-20   70 
45/01/08   Mike1 77.4.4/CarDiv27 disable(kami) W of Luzon (15-10N, 119-08E)   85 
45/01/10 45/01/12 Mike1 77.4.4/CarDiv27 sail from Luzon to Leyte Gulf   70  66 
45/01/12 45/01/2?     San Pedro Bay, Leyte - temporary repairs   66 
45/01/2 ? 45/01/2?     sail Leyte Gulf > Manus   66 
45/01/27 45/02/07     sail from Manus to Majuro (02/01) > P.H.   66  105 
45/02/07 45/02/13     sail from P.H. to San Diego (with David W. Taylor)   66  105 
45/02/13 45/04/08     San Diego - repairs   66 
45/04/08 45/04/14     sail San Francisco > P.H.   66 
45/04/1? 45/08     CarTransronPac   70 
45/08/15       enroute to Japan to join TG 30.8   66 

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