USS Lunga Point (CVE-94)
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History | |
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United States | |
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Namesake | |
Ordered | as a Type S4-S2-BB3 hull, MCE hull 1132[1] |
Awarded | 18 June 1942 |
Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington |
Laid down | 19 January 1944 |
Launched | 11 April 1944 |
Commissioned | 14 May 1944 |
Decommissioned | 24 October 1946 |
Stricken | 1 April 1960 |
Identification | Hull symbol: CVE-94 |
Honors and awards | Presidential Unit Citation, 5 Battle Stars |
Fate | Sold for scrap on 3 August 1960 |
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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Propulsion | |
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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Service record | |
Part of: |
United States Pacific Fleet (1944–1946), Pacific Reserve Fleet (1946–1960) |
Commanders: | Captain G.A.T. Washburn |
Operations: | Philippines campaign, Invasion of Iwo Jima, Battle of Okinawa |
USS Lunga Point (CVE-94), originally named Alazon Bay, was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. It was named for Lunga Point on the northern coast of Guadalcanal, the site of a naval battle during World War II. The ship notably participated in support of the landings on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Post war, the ship was decommissioned in 1946, before becoming part of the Pacific Reserve Fleet. In 1960, the ship was struck from the Navy list and broken up.