USS Attu (CVE-102)

Escort Aircraft Carrier

United States | 1944

"USS Attu CVE-102 escort aircraft carrier saw service through the final years of World War 2, eventually being sold for scrapping in 1947."

Portside view of the USS Attu at sea; its cargo origins can clearly be seen at the bow

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The USS Attu was an escort aircraft carrier serving with the United States Navy in World War 2. She operated primarily in the Pacific Theater and served to resupply and replenish task force groups with fresh aircraft and pilots. She served from Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Espiritu Santo, New Guinea, Guam, and Ulithi. Upon the cessation of hostilities was announced with Japan, the USS Attu performed in Operation Magic Carpet, shuttling thousands of American soldiers back home for repatriation.

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.

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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 scrapping. 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.

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Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for USS Attu (CVE-102).

2 x engines powering 2 x reciprocating screws and 2 x shafts.
Propulsion

19.0 kts
21.9 mph
Surface Speed

9,913 nm
11,408 miles | 18,359 km
Range

Structure
The bow-to-stern, port-to-starboard physical qualities of USS Attu (CVE-102).

860
Personnel
Complement

512.0 ft
156.06 meters
O/A Length

65.2 ft
19.87 meters
Beam

20.0 ft
6.10 meters
Draught

7,800
tons
Displacement

Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of USS Attu (CVE-102).

1 x 5" main gun
16 x 40mm cannons
20 x 20mm cannons

Air Arm
Available supported fixed-wing / rotary-wing aircraft featured in the design of USS Attu (CVE-102).

28 aircraft of various makes.

Ships-in-Class (50)
Notable series variants as part of the USS Attu (CVE-102) family line as relating to the Casablanca-class group.

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)

Operators
Global operator(s) of the USS Attu (CVE-102). Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national naval warfare listing.

[ United States ]

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Portside view of the USS Attu at sea; its cargo origins can clearly be seen at the bow

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