16 × 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors guns (8×2), 20 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons (20×1)
Aircraft carried
27
Service record
Operations:
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, Western New Guinea campaign, Battle off Samar, Battle of Mindoro, Invasion of Lingayen Gulf, Operation Magic Carpet
Awards:
8 battle stars
USS Manila Bay (CVE-61) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy.
She was laid down as Bucareli Bay (ACV-61) under Maritime Commission contract by Kaiser Company, Inc., Vancouver, Washington on 15 January 1943; renamed Manila Bay on 3 April 1943; launched on 10 July 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Robert W. Bockius; reclassified CVE-61 on 15 July 1943; acquired by the Navy on 5 October 1943; and commissioned the same day at Astoria, Oregon, Captain Boynton L. Braun in command.
USSManilaBay (CVE-61) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was laid down as Bucareli Bay (ACV-61) under Maritime Commission...
The Battle of ManilaBay (Filipino: Labanan sa Look ng Maynila; Spanish: Batalla de Bahía de Manila), also known as the Battle of Cavite, took place on...
January between 16:51 and 17:50 on the USS Helm, HMAS Arunta, USS Louisville, HMAS Australia, USSManilaBay, and USS Savo Island came from 16 kamikaze planes...
Malacañang Palace ManilaBay and Cavite in the bay Naval Station Sangley Point in 1964 ManilaBay Battle in 1898 Map of Corregidor Island in 1941 USS Canopus (AS-9)...
The Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays ("Coast Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays" until 1925) (a.k.a. CD/HD ManilaBay) were a United States Army...
War II, earning the Navy Cross twice while serving as captain of the USSManilaBay (CVE-61). He was a member of the Lee family. Lee was born on August...
(DD-209/DMS-12) USS Louisville (CA-28) USS Loy (DE-160) USS LSM(R)-189 USS LST-884 USS Mahnomen County (LST-912) USSManilaBay (CVE-61) SS Marcus Daly USS Marcus...
by four TBM Avenger torpedo-bombers. Richard Deitchman, flying from USSManilaBay, succeeded in hitting her stern port quarter with a Mark 13 torpedo...
escort carrier, renamed USSManilaBay in April 1943. USS Bucareli Bay (CVE-98) was also a Casablanca-class escort carrier, renamed USS Kwajalein. This article...
for the Medal: USS Baltimore USS Boston USS Concord USRC McCulloch USS Olympia USS Petrel USS Raleigh The colliers USS Nanshan and USS Zafiro were part...
Subic Bay is a bay on the west coast of the island of Luzon in the Philippines, about 100 kilometers (62 mi) northwest of ManilaBay. An extension of the...
principally as an aviation ordnance officer aboard escort aircraft carrier USSManilaBay (CVE-61) in the Pacific. He has two sons and two daughters. David Ignatius...
victory at the Battle of ManilaBay during the Spanish–American War: USS Dewey (YFD-1), a floating drydock at U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay in the Philippines until...
of the Philippines after Quezon City. Located on the eastern shore of ManilaBay on the island of Luzon, it is classified as a highly urbanized city. As...
gunboat in service from 1890 to 1909, and participated in the Battle of ManilaBayUSS Concord (SP-773), a tugboat purchased in 1917, renamed Mendota (YT-3)...
attained that rank. He is best known for his victory at the Battle of ManilaBay during the Spanish–American War, with the loss of only a single crewman...
on 22 June after being catapulted from the escort carriers USSManilaBay and Natoma Bay, and had flown its first mission over Tinian that day. Attempts...
Battle of ManilaBay on 1 May 1898, the squadron destroyed the Spanish fleet in the Philippines, and effectively took control of ManilaBay. Eight Spanish...
Spanish Navy by the Manila Ship Company, Cavite, Philippines, in March 1887; launched in February 1888; captured by the US Army at ManilaBay in June 1898;...
USS Liscome Bay (ACV/CVE-56) was the second of fifty Casablanca-class escort carriers built to serve the United States Navy during World War II. Launched...
forces moving toward Lingayen Gulf. Escort carriers USSManilaBay and USS Savo Island, cruisers USS Louisville and HMAS Australia, two destroyers and four...
(Aug 1945): USSManilaBay (CVE-61) USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) USS Nehenta Bay (CVE-74) USS Hoggatt Bay (CVE-75) USS Savo Island...
American Civil War USS Grampus (SS-4) was Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 4, which was renamed A-3 and patrolled ManilaBay during World War I USS Grampus (SP-1708)...
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