USS Munda (CVE-104)

USS Munda at anchor in San Francisco Bay 1945
Overview
Order	1942
Keel laying	March 29, 1944
Launch	May 27, 1944
1. Period of service
Commissioning	July 8, 1944
Decommissioning	September 13, 1946
Whereabouts	scrapped
Technical specifications
displacement	7800  ts (standard) 10,400 ts (application)
length	156.2 m
width	32.9 m
Draft	6.9 m
crew	860
drive	4 piston steam engines, 9000 HP on two propellers
speed	19 kn
Range	10,200 nm at 15 kn
Armament	1 × 127 mm gun 8 × 40mm twins 20 × 20 mm MK
Planes	28

The USS Munda (CVE-104) was the last ship of a series of escort aircraft carriers of the Casablanca-class in the service of the United States Navy during World War II. The carrier entered service on July 8, 1944 and was placed under the command of Capt. LA Pope and deployed in the Pacific. The name was given in honor of the battle in Munda Bay near Munda in the Solomon Islands on July 31, 1943.

Data

The carrier had a crew of 860 men and could carry 28 aircraft. The dimensions were 156 meters long, 33 meters maximum width and 19.9 meters high. With a displacement of 7800 tons, it was able to achieve a top speed of 20 knots with two drive shafts and four engines with a total of 9000 hp.

tasks

She was assigned to the Carrier Transport Squadron of the US Pacific Fleet and brought material to the Pacific and ran after the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay . Then she transported troops back to the USA ( Operation Magic Carpet ).

Further use

After the end of the war, she was assigned to the reserve fleet on September 13, 1946 . Its identification number was changed to CVU-104 as it was only classified as an aircraft transporter . It remained in the fleet register until September 1, 1958, when it was scrapped.

Web links

• History of Munda in the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (English)
• Pictures of the Munda at navsource.org