Bay of Puget Sound, location of Tacoma, Washington
For the aircraft carrier class, see Commencement Bay-class escort carrier. For the lead ship of the class, see USS Commencement Bay (CVE-105).
Commencement Bay, seen from the air facing west
Commencement Bay is a bay of Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington. The city of Tacoma is located on the bay, with the Port of Tacoma occupying the southeastern end. A line drawn from Point Defiance in the southwest to Browns Point in the northeast serves to mark the generally accepted division between the bay and the open sound. Commencement Bay has become home to one of the most active commercial ports in the world. The Port of Tacoma is the main port facility.
The Puyallup River is the largest freshwater stream emptying into the bay. Others include Ruston Creek, Mason Creek, Asarco Creek, Puget Creek, Hylebos Creek, and Wapato Creek.
CommencementBay is a bay of Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington. The city of Tacoma is located on the bay, with the Port of Tacoma occupying the...
USS CommencementBay (CVE-105) (ex-St. Joseph Bay), the lead ship of her class, was an escort carrier of the United States Navy. The CommencementBay class...
went to the RN) Sangamon class (4 ships) Casablanca class (50 ships) CommencementBay class (19 ships went into service, 4 were cancelled) Stand-alone ships;...
carriers, which tended to pitch badly in moderate to high seas. The CommencementBay class was designed to incorporate the best features of American CVLs...
USS Kula Gulf was a CommencementBay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was originally named Vermillion Bay, but was renamed during construction...
USS Salerno Bay (ex-Winjah Bay) was a CommencementBay-class escort carrier built by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation for the United States Navy...
Gloucester was a CommencementBay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy, in service from 5 March 1945 to 5 November 1946. The CommencementBay class were...
western terminus at CommencementBay. Tacoma was chosen over other nearby cities such as Seattle for several reasons: CommencementBay could dock more than...
Gilbert Islands (ex-St. Andrews Bay) was a CommencementBay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. The CommencementBay class were built during World...
Badoeng Strait was a CommencementBay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy during the Korean War. The CommencementBay class were built during...
scuttled on 27 November 1942, scrapped 15 May 1950 CommencementBay United States Navy CommencementBay escort carrier 10,900 27 November 1944 decommissioned...
Carbon, and Mowich join the Puyallup River, which discharges into CommencementBay at Tacoma; the Nisqually empties into Puget Sound east of Lacey; and...
Foss Waterway, formerly the City Waterway, is a north–south inlet of CommencementBay separating downtown Tacoma, Washington, from the Port of Tacoma. The...
side of Mount Rainier. It flows generally northwest, emptying into CommencementBay, part of Puget Sound. The river and its tributaries drain an area of...
United States. It is adjacent to Stadium High School and has views of CommencementBay and Puget Sound from its open north end. The stadium was designed by...
USS Bairoko was a CommencementBay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy in service from 1945 to 1955. The CommencementBay class were built during...
USS Palau was a CommencementBay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. The CommencementBay class were built during World War II, and were an...
College (around which Harvard University eventually grew) held its first Commencement in September 1642, when nine degrees were conferred. Today some 1700...
USS Point Cruz was a CommencementBay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. The CommencementBay class were built during World War II, and were...
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