USS Ommaney Bay
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USS Ommaney Bay (CVE–79) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy, which served during World War II. It was named after Ommaney Bay, located at the south end of Baranof Island, Alaska. Launched in late 1943 and commissioned in early 1944, the ship took part in the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign followed by several battles during the Philippines campaign in 1944 and early 1945. She was heavily damaged in a kamikaze attack and subsequently scuttled on 4 January 1945, with the loss of 95 men, including two men on board the destroyer escort Eichenberger who were killed by flying debris. She earned 2 battle stars whilst in service. In 2023, the Navy History and Heritage command announced that the wreck was located by "a combination of underwater survey and video information provided by Sea Scan Survey and DPT Scuba, two Australian diving firms, to positively identify the wreck."[3]
Ommaney Bay off Hawaii, July 1944. | |
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United States | |
Name | Ommaney Bay |
Namesake | Ommaney Bay, Baranof Island, Alaska |
Ordered | as a Type S4-S2-BB3 hull, MCE hull 1116[1] |
Awarded | 18 June 1942 |
Builder | Kaiser Shipyards |
Laid down | 6 October 1943 |
Launched | 29 December 1943 |
Commissioned | 11 February 1944 |
Identification | Hull symbol: CVE-79 |
Honors and awards | 2 Battle stars |
Fate | Struck by kamikaze aircraft, and scuttled 4 January 1945 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | Casablanca-class escort carrier |
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Draft | 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m) (max) |
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Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
Range | 10,240 nmi (18,960 km; 11,780 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
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Aircraft carried | 27 |
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Part of: | United States Pacific Fleet (1943–45) |
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