Allied Warships

USS Windham Bay (CVE 92)

Escort carrier of the Casablanca class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeEscort carrier
ClassCasablanca 
PennantCVE 92 
Built byKaiser Shipbuilding Co. (Vancouver, Washington, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down5 Jan 1944 
Launched29 Mar 1944 
Commissioned3 May 1944 
End serviceJan 1959 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 17 January 1947.
Reactivated as an aircraft transport 31 October 1951 and operated with civilian crew under MSTS control as T-CVE 92.
Placed out of service in January 1959.
Stricken 1 February 1959. Sold and scrapped in Japan in February 1961.

 

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1Capt. Charles William Oexle, USN3 May 1944???

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