escort carrier USS Kalinin Bay

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The escort carrier USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier best known for her fierce defense and damage sustained during the Battle off Samar in World War II.

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instanceOf Casablanca-class escort carrier
United States Navy ship
World War II escort carrier
aircraftCarried Grumman FM-2 Wildcat fighters
linked to: Grumman F4F Wildcat

Grumman TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
linked to: Grumman TBF Avenger
alsoKnownAs Taffy 3 carrier
armament 20 mm anti-aircraft guns
40 mm anti-aircraft guns
5-inch guns
awards battle stars for World War II service
battle Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle off Samar
Philippine Sea operations
builder Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington
category Casablanca-class escort carriers
Ships built in Vancouver, Washington
World War II escort aircraft carriers of the United States
classCharacteristic mass-produced escort carrier
conflict World War II
country United States of America
designFeature short flight deck typical of Casablanca class
single hangar deck
fate decommissioned after World War II
eventually scrapped
hullNumber CVE-68
laidDownBy Kaiser Shipyards
launchedBy Kaiser Shipyards
material steel-hulled ship
namedAfter Kalinin Bay, Alaska
navalTactics used for hunter-killer groups and amphibious support
notableEngagement Battle off Samar
notableFor fierce defense against superior Japanese surface forces at Battle off Samar
sustaining heavy damage while protecting escort carriers and transports
operator United States Navy
partOf Task Unit 77.4.3
propulsion single screw
steam turbines
role aircraft transport
escort aircraft carrier
serviceBranch United States Navy
serviceRole anti-submarine warfare platform
close air support carrier
convoy escort
shipClass Casablanca class
shipType escort carrier
shipyardLocation Vancouver, Washington
theater Pacific Theater of Operations

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U.S. Task Unit 77.4.3 associatedWith escort carrier USS Kalinin Bay