Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Escort carrier |
Class | Casablanca |
Pennant | CVE 79 |
Built by | Kaiser Shipbuilding Co. (Vancouver, Washington, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 17 Jul 1942 |
Laid down | 6 Oct 1943 |
Launched | 29 Dec 1943 |
Commissioned | 11 Feb 1944 |
Lost | 4 Jan 1945 |
Loss position | 11° 25'N, 121° 19'E |
History | Heavily damaged by a Japanese kamikaze attack south of Mindoro, Phillippine Islands and scuttled by US forces in position 11º25'N, 121º19'E. |
Commands listed for USS Ommaney Bay (CVE 79)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Capt. Howard Leyland Young, USN | 11 Feb 1944 | 4 Jan 1945 |
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