USS Lunga Point

	USS Lunga Point (CVE-94)
History
United States
Name	Alazon Bay (1944); Lunga Point (1944–1960);
Namesake	Alazan Bay, Texas; Lunga Point, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands;
Ordered	as a Type S4-S2-BB3 hull, MCE hull 1132
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
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
Aviation facilities	1 × catapult; 2 × elevators;
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.

^ Kaiser Vancouver 2010.
^ Chesneau & Gardiner 1980, p. 109

[FOOTNOTEKaiser_Vancouver2010-1] Kaiser Vancouver 2010.

[Chesneau109-2] Chesneau & Gardiner 1980, p. 109

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History
USS Lunga Point (CVE-94)
United States
Name	Alazon Bay (1944) Lunga Point (1944–1960)
Namesake	Alazan Bay, Texas Lunga Point, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
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
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
Aviation facilities	1 × catapult 2 × elevators
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