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 carried
27
Aviation facilities
1 × catapult
2 × elevators
Service record
Part of:
United States Pacific Fleet (1943–1946)
Pacific Reserve Fleet (1947–1959)
Operations:
Invasion of Lingayen Gulf
Invasion of Iwo Jima
Battle of Okinawa
Operation Magic Carpet
USS Steamer Bay (CVE-87) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was named after Steamer Bay, located within Etolin Island, Alaska. Launched in February 1944, and commissioned in April, she served in support of the Invasion of Lingayen Gulf, the Invasion of Iwo Jima, and the Battle of Okinawa. Postwar, she participated in Operation Magic Carpet. She was decommissioned in January 1947, when she was mothballed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Ultimately, she was sold for scrapping in August 1959.
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