Allied Warships

USS Manila Bay (CVE 61)

Escort carrier of the Casablanca class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeEscort carrier
ClassCasablanca 
PennantCVE 61 
Built byKaiser Shipbuilding Co. (Vancouver, Washington, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down15 Jan 1943 
Launched10 Jul 1943 
Commissioned5 Oct 1943 
End service31 Jul 1946 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 31 July 1946.
Stricken 27 May 1958.
Sold 2 September 1959 and scrapped in Japan in February 1960.

 

Commands listed for USS Manila Bay (CVE 61)

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1Capt. Boynton Lewis Braun, USN5 Oct 194331 Aug 1944

2Capt. Fitzhugh Lee, USN< Oct 44> Jan 45

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