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CVE-85 Shipley Bay
United States Navy escort carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Casablanca 1943/11/22
Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Vancouver
1944/02/12 1944/03/21 1959/10/02
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TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/15a


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/04 44/05/03     San Diego - San Pedro, California area   66 
44/05/03 44/10     ferry missions to P.H., Majuro, Tulagi   66 
44/10 44/11 King2 30.8 replacement planes   70  66 
44/12   Love3 30.8 land Mindoro - replacement planes   66 
45/01   Mike1 30.8 replacement planes   66 
45/02 45/04/22     P.H. - training carrier   66 
45/04/22 45/05/07     sail P.H. > Guam > Okinawa   66 
45/05/07 45/05/16 Iceber 52.1 VC-97   66 
45/05/16   Iceber 52.1 damaged oil tanks refueling from AO-67 Cache 140 nm SE of Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa (25-00N, 130-00E)   66  85 
45/05/16 45/05/19?     sail Okinawa > Guam for repairs   66 
45/05/19? 45/06/03?     Guam - repiars   66 
45/06/03? 45/06/06     sail Guam > Okinawa   66 
45/06/06 45/06/22 Iceber 32.1     66 
45/06/22 45/07/??     sail Okinawa > San Diego   66 
45/07/?? 45/09?     San Diego - overhaul   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1959/03/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 2 Battle Stars
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