USS Roi (CVE-103)

Overview
Order	1942
Keel laying	March 22, 1944
Launch	June 2, 1944
Commissioning	July 6, 1944
Decommissioning	May 9, 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 Roi (CVE-103) , formerly USS Alava Bay , was a ship of a series of escort aircraft carriers of the Casablanca-class in the service of the United States Navy during World War II in the Pacific. The carrier entered service on July 6, 1944 and was placed under the command of Capt. PH Lyon posed.

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.

commitment

The carrier was assigned to the Carrier Transport Squadron and transported aircraft and materials to the Pacific region. She was later used as a supply ship for a carrier group that bombed the main Japanese islands. Her home port was on Guam . After the war ended, she brought troops back to the United States as part of Operation Magic Carpet .

scrapping

After the war, on May 21, 1946, the carrier was deleted from the register of ships and scrapped by a steel company.

Web links

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