Allied Warships

USS Kitkun Bay (CVE 71)

Escort carrier of the Casablanca class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeEscort carrier
ClassCasablanca 
PennantCVE 71 
Built byKaiser Shipbuilding Co. (Vancouver, Washington, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down3 May 1943 
Launched8 Nov 1943 
Commissioned15 Dec 1943 
End service19 Apr 1946 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 19 April 1946.
Stricken 8 May 1946.
Sold 18 November 1946 to be broken up for scrap.

 

Commands listed for USS Kitkun Bay (CVE 71)

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1Capt. John Perry Whitney, USN15 Dec 1943> Oct 44

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