USS Fanshaw Bay

USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70), on a transport run, 17 January 1944
History
United States
Name	Fanshaw Bay
Namesake	Fanshaw Bay, Cape Fanshaw, Alaska
Ordered	as a Type S4-S2-BB3 hull, MCE hull 1107[1]
Awarded	18 June 1942
Builder	Kaiser Shipyards
Laid down	18 May 1943
Launched	1 November 1943
Commissioned	9 December 1943
Decommissioned	14 August 1946
Stricken	1 March 1959
Identification	Hull symbol: CVE-70
Nickname(s)	Fannie Bee[2]
Honors and awards	5 Battle stars, a Presidential Unit Citation for conduct during the Battle off Samar
Fate	Sold for scrap, 26 August 1959
General characteristics [3]
Class and type	Casablanca-class escort carrier
Displacement	8,188 long tons (8,319 t) (standard) 10,902 long tons (11,077 t) (full load)
Length	512 ft 3 in (156.13 m) (oa) 490 ft (150 m) (wl) 474 ft (144 m) (fd)
Beam	65 ft 2 in (19.86 m) 108 ft (33 m) (extreme width)
Draft	20 ft 9 in (6.32 m) (max)
Installed power	4 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers 9,000 shp (6,700 kW)
Propulsion	2 × Skinner Unaflow reciprocating steam engines 2 × screws
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)
Complement	Total: 910 – 916 officers and men Embarked Squadron: 50 – 56 Ship's Crew: 860
Armament	As designed: 1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal dual-purpose gun 8 × 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns 12 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons Varied, ultimate armament: 1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal gun 8 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft guns 30 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons
Aircraft carried	27 – 30 (combat operations)
Aviation facilities	1 × catapult 2 × elevators
Service record
Part of:	United States Pacific Fleet (1943–1946) Pacific Reserve Fleet (1946–1959)
Operations:	Mariana and Palau Islands campaign Battle of Morotai Philippines campaign Battle off Samar Battle of Okinawa Operation Magic Carpet

USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was named after Fanshaw Bay, located within Cape Fanshaw, of the Alexander Archipelago in the Territory of Alaska. The cape was given its name by Charles Mitchell Thomas, who was mapping the area, in 1887. Built for service during World War II, the ship was launched in November 1943, and commissioned in December, and served in support of the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign, the Battle off Samar, and the Battle of Okinawa. Postwar, she participated in Operation Magic Carpet. She was decommissioned in August 1946, when she was mothballed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Ultimately, she was sold for scrapping in September 1959.