USS Okinawa (CVE-127)

For other ships of the same name, see USS Okinawa.

History


Name:	Okinawa
Builder:	Todd Pacific Shipyards
Laid down:	22 May 1945
Fate:	Cancelled before launching, 11 August 1945

USS Okinawa (CVE–127) was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier laid down on 22 May 1945 by the Todd Pacific Shipyards in Tacoma, Washington; and named Okinawa on 29 June 1945. Her contract was cancelled on 11 August 1945, before launching.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

Commencement Bay-class escort carrier

Commencement Bay Block Island Gilbert Islands Kula Gulf Cape Gloucester Salerno Bay Vella Gulf Siboney Puget Sound Rendova Bairoko Badoeng Strait Saidor Sicily Point Cruz Mindoro Rabaul Palau Tinian Lingayen Okinawa

Preceded by: Casablanca class Followed by: None List of escort aircraft carriers of the United States Navy

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