USS Munda (CVE-104)

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USS Munda at anchor in San Francisco Bay 1945
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 flag
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
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.

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