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USS Kasaan Bay anchored in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, 16 September 1944
History
USS Kasaan BayUnited States
NameKasaan Bay
NamesakeKasaan Bay, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
Orderedas a Type S4-S2-BB3 hull, MC hull 1106[2]
Awarded18 June 1942
BuilderKaiser Shipyards
Laid down11 May 1943
Launched24 October 1943
Commissioned4 December 1943
Decommissioned6 July 1946
Stricken1 March 1959
IdentificationHull symbol: CVE-69
Nickname(s)"Sassy Kassy"[1]
Honors and
awards		1 Battle star
FateScrapped in March 1960
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeCasablanca-class escort carrier
Displacement
  • 8,188 long tons (8,319 t) (standard)
  • 10,902 long tons (11,077 t) (full load)
Length
  • 512 ft 3 in (156.13 m) (oa)
  • 490 ft (150 m) (wl)
  • 474 ft (144 m) (fd)
Beam
  • 65 ft 2 in (19.86 m)
  • 108 ft (33 m) (extreme width)
Draft20 ft 9 in (6.32 m) (max)
Installed power
  • 4 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers
  • 9,000 shp (6,700 kW)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Skinner Unaflow reciprocating steam engines
  • 2 × screws
Speed19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Range10,240 nmi (18,960 km; 11,780 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement
  • Total: 910 – 916 officers and men
    • Embarked Squadron: 50 – 56
    • Ship's Crew: 860
Armament
  • As designed:
  • 1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal dual-purpose gun
  • 8 × 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns
  • 12 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons
  • Varied, ultimate armament:
  • 1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal gun
  • 8 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns
  • 30 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons
Aircraft carried27
Aviation facilities
  • 1 × catapult
  • 2 × elevators
Service record
Part of:
  • United States Atlantic Fleet (1943–1944)
  • United States Pacific Fleet (1944–1946)
  • Atlantic Reserve Fleet (1946–1959)
Operations:
  • Operation Magic Carpet
  • Operation Dragoon

USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) was the fifteenth of fifty Casablanca-class escort carriers built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after Kasaan Bay, a name assigned to the bay by the local Haida Indians. The bay is located within Prince of Wales Island, which at the time was a part of the Territory of Alaska. The ship was launched in October 1943, commissioned in December, and served as a transport carrier in both the Atlantic and the Pacific, as well as taking part in Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of occupied Southern France. Her aircraft provided air support and strategic bombing capabilities, disrupting German supply lines, and earning Kasaan Bay a battle star. Postwar, she participated in Operation Magic Carpet. Ultimately, she was broken up in March 1960.

  1. ^ Y'Blood 2012, p. 212.
  2. ^ Kaiser Vancouver 2010.
  3. ^ Chesneau & Gardiner 1980, p. 109.

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