USS Attu (CVE-102) Escort Aircraft Carrier (1944)
The USS Attu escort aircraft carrier saw service through the final years of World War 2, eventually being sold for scrap in 1947.
The Attu design was spawned from fifty unfinished cargo vessels under Kaiser Shipbuilding Company and was part of the large complement of Casablanca-class escort carriers to see operational service with the US Navy. She consisted of an unarmored flight deck that generally served naval bombers, torpedo bombers and fighters. Her superstructure was set back between amidships and the stern on the starboard side. The carrier was defended by 1 x 5" main gun, 16 x 40mm cannons and an additional 20 x 20mm cannons for anti-aircraft use.
The USS Attu was laid down (by Kaiser Shipbuilding Company), launched and officially commissioned in 1944. She was decommissioned in 1946 and had her name struck from the Naval Vessel Register that same year. In early 1947 and like many navy vessels seeing combat in the Second World War (which, incidentally, she earned 2 Battle Stars for her exploits), she was unceremoniously sold off for scrap. The USS Attu was named after the Aleutian Island chain's westernmost and largest island "Attu" off the coast of Alaska. She was originally called "Elbour Bay" before being renamed on November 6th, 1943. In her post-war time, she served under the name of "Gay" as a merchant class vessel. Text ©2003-2013 www.MilitaryFactory.com • All Rights Reserved • No Reproduction Permitted
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Specifications for the
USS Attu (CVE-102)
Escort Aircraft Carrier
Country of Origin: United States
Initial Year of Service: 1944
Operators: United States
Crew: 860
Length: 512ft (156.06m)
Beam: 65.2ft (19.87m)
Draught: 20ft (6.10m)
Displacement: 7,800tons
Machinery: 2 x engines powering 2 x reciprocating screws and 2 x shafts.
Surface Speed: 19kts (22mph)
Range: 11,408miles (18,359km)
Armament:
1 x 5" main gun
16 x 40mm cannons
20 x 20mm cannons
Air Arm: 28 aircraft of various makes.
Ship Class: Casablanca-class
Number-in-Class: 50
Ships-in-Class: USS Casablanca (CVE-55); USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56); USS Coral-Sea/Anzio (CVE-57); USS orregidor (CVE-58); USS Mission Bay (CVE-59); USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60); USS Manila Bay (CVE-61); USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62); USS St. Lo (CVE-63); USS Tripoli (CVE-64); USS Wake Island (CVE-65); USS White Plains (CVE-66); USS Solomons (CVE-67); USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68); USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69); USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70); USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71); USS Tulagi (CVE-72); USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73); USS Nehenta Bay (CVE-74); USS Hoggatt Bay (CVE-75); USS Kadasahan Bay (CVE-76); USS Marcus Island (CVE-77); USS Savo Island (CVE-78); USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79); USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80); USS Rudyerd Bay (CVE-81); USS Saginaw Bay (CVE-82); USS Sargent Bay (CVE-83); USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84); USS Shipley Bay (CVE-85); USS Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86); USS Steamer Bay (CVE-87); USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88); USS Takanis Bay (CVE-89); USS Thetis Bay (CVE-90); USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91); USS Windham Bay (CVE-92); USS Makin Island (CVE-93); USS Lunga Point (CVE-94); USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95); USS Salamaua (CVE-96); USS Hollandia (CVE-97); USS Kwajalein (CVE-98); USS Admiralty Islands (CVE-99); USS Bougainville (CVE-100); USS Matanikau (CVE-101); USS Attu (CVE-102); USS Roi (CVE-103); USS Munda (CVE-104)
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