file created: 12/07/02 00:53:41 , last update: 05/31/02
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CVE-91 Makassar Strait
United States Navy escort carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Casablanca 1943/12/29
Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Vancouver
1944/03/22 1944/04/27 1959
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/16a


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/06/01 44/06/06     San Diego   88 
44/06/06 44/07/13     ferry mission San Diego > P.H. (06/12) > Marshalls > San Diego   66  88 
44/07/13 44/09/25     trining off south California   66 
44/09/25 44/10/15     ferried 129 planes to P.H., Manus   66 
44/10/15 44/10/26     ferry 70 damaged F4F from Manus to P.H.   66 
44/10/26 45/01/29     P.H. - training duty, carrier qualifications   66 
45/01/29 45/02/09     sail P.H. > Eniwetok > ? Ulithi ?   66 
45/02/16   Detach 50.8 VC-97   70 
45/04 45/04/07 Iceber 50.8.23 VC-97   70 
45/04/07 45/05/07 Iceber 52.1.2 VC-97   70 
45/05/07 45/05/11     sail Kerama Retto > Guam   66 
45/05/11 45/07/19     Guam - carrier squardons refresher training   66 
45/06/17 45/06/23     carry CVG-12 San Pedro Bay, Leyte > Guam   84 
45/07/19 45/07/29     sail Guam > Kwajalein > P.H. with 50 planes   66 
45/07/29 45/08/14     P.H.   66 
45/08/14 45/08/21     sail P.H. > San Diego   66 
45/08/21 45/10     San Diego - training duties   66 

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