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	USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56), a Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Liscome Bay in Dall Island off Alaska's southeast coast.
		Liscome Bay's aircraft played their part in the 2278 action sorties provided by carrier-based planes which neutralized enemy airbases, supported landings and ground operations in bombing-strafing missions, and intercepted enemy raids.
		At 0533, Liscome Bay listed to starboard and sank, carrying Admiral Mullinix, Captain Wiltsie, 53 other officers, and 591 enlisted men—including Cook Third Class Dorie Miller, famous for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor—down with her; 272 of her crew were rescued.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Liscome_Bay_(CVE-56) (581 words)

	USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) was an Casablanca class escort carrier of the United States Navy.
		Kasaan Bay reported for duty late in December and 8 January 1944 departed San Francisco with a cargo of planes and passengers for Pearl Harbor.
		Kasaan Bay continued this duty until early June when she was assigned ASW patrols in the shipping lanes between the Marshalls and Marianas protecting the fleet's supply line during its final assault on Japan's defenses.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Kasaan_Bay_(CVE-69) (541 words)

	USS Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86), an escort aircraft carrier, was converted from a Maritime Commission hull (MC hull 1123) by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Company of Vancouver, Washington.
		In January 1945, the South Pacific was dropped from Sitkoh, Bay's itinerary, and she concentrated on replenishing the 3d Fleet in the Central Pacific.
		Sitkoh Bay's only action came on 7 April 1945 while she was delivering Marine Air Group 31 to Okinawa.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Sitkoh_Bay_(CVE-86) (821 words)

	USS Takanis Bay (CVE-89) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The USS Takanis Bay (CVE-89) (also CVU-89) was a United States Navy Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier, named after Takanis Bay on the west side of Yakobi Island in Alaska (near Sitka).
		At San Diego, bunks for 800 passengers were installed in the carrier, and she made two more round trip voyages to Hawaii and one to the Tokyo Bay area to repatriate servicemen.
		Takanis Bay was reclassified CVU-89 on 12 June 1955 and was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 August 1959.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Takanis_Bay_(CVE-89) (360 words)

	USS Liscome Bay CVE-56
		Part of CarDiv 24, Liscome Bay departed Pearl Harbor 10 November attached to TF 52, Northern Attack Force, under Rear Adm. Richard K. Turner, bound for the invasion of the Gilbert Islands.
		Aircraft from Liscome Bay participated in the operations to liberate both Tarawa and Makin Islands.
		At 0533, Liscome Bay listed to starboard and sank, 272 of her crew were rescued.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /ships/usn/CVE-56.html (192 words)

	USS Liscome Bay (CVE 56)
		USS LISCOME BAY was the second CASABLANCA - class escort carrier and the first ship in her class lost in combat when the Japanese submarine I-175 attacked and sunk the LISCOME BAY on November 24, 1943.
		USS LISCOME BAY was laid down 9 December 1942 by Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Vancouver, Wash., under a Maritime Commission contract; launched 19 April 1943; sponsored by Mrs.
		LISCOME BAY’s aircraft played their part well in the 2,278 action sorties provided by carrier based planes which neutralized enemy airbases, supported landings and ground operations in powerful bombing-strafing missions, and intercepted enemy raids.
	navysite.de /cve/cve56.htm (480 words)

	USS Mullinnix DD-944 - Ship Pictures
		Liscome Bay (CVE-56), a Casablanca-class escort carrier, was laid down 9 December 1942 by Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Vancouver, Washington, under a Maritime Commission contract; launched 19 April 1943; sponsored by Mrs.
		Assigned to the newly constructed USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) in the spring of 1943, Miller was on board that escort carrier during Operation Galvanic, the seizure of Makin and Tarawa Atolls in the Gilbert Islands.
		The USS Wiltsie (DD-716), launched on 31 August 1945, was named for Irving D. Wiltsie, commander of the LISCOME BAY, the flagship of Rear Admiral Henry M. Mullinnix, during her final battle off Makin in the Gilbert Islands.
	www.ussmullinnix.org /LiscomeBaySinking.html (1195 words)

	Naval Losses WWII
		USS Northampton (CA-26) torpedoed by the Japanese destroyer Oyashio on 30 November 1942 during the Battle of Tassafaronga and sank on 1 December 1942.
		USS Cisco (SS-290) sunk by Japanese warships and aircraft in the Sulu Sea, 28 September 1943.
		USS Wahoo (SS-238) sunk by Japanese aircraft and Japanese submarine chasers 15 and 43 in Soya Strait, Japan, 11 October 1943.
	www.usspennsylvania.com /NavalLosses.htm (10769 words)

	The Anniston Star - The tragic sinking of the carrier Liscome Bay
		On Nov. 24, 1943, the day before Thanksgiving, with the turkeys actually thawing in the galley, the American escort carrier USS Liscome Bay was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine as she steamed off shore in support of the American invasion of the Gilbert Islands.
		From the moment the torpedo struck to the time the Liscome Bay went under, only 23 minutes passed, and of the ship’s crew, 267 were saved and 642 were lost.
		James L. Noles Jr., an attorney and independent historian from Birmingham, has told the story of the Liscome Bay from the laying of her keel in the Kaiser shipyards in Washington state to the aftermath of the sinking and even a cluster of brief biographies of some of the survivors.
	www.dailyhome.com /entertainment/2004/as-books-1010-0-4j08r5458.htm (718 words)

	Books From Other Publishers (World War II Bibliophile) Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The resulting explosion could be seen 16 miles away, literally ripping the Liscome Bay in half and killing 644 of her crew.
		Liscome Bay's loss came on her first combat operation: the American invasion of the Gilbert Islands.
		James Noles's account of the Liscome Bay and those who served aboard her is based on interviews with the ship's survivors and an unpublished memoir that the ship's pay officer made available to the author.
	www.merriam-press.com /books/books_t/t_000001.htm (348 words)

	DorisMiller.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Miller was serving on the USS West Virginia on that fateful day in December when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
		Assigned to the newly constructed USS Liscome Bay in the spring of 1943, Miller was on board that escort carrier during Operation Galvanic, the seizure of Makin and Tarawa Atolls in the Gilbert Islands.
		Liscome Bay's aircraft supported operations ashore between November 20-23, 1943.
	www.dorismiller.com /history/dorismiller/overview.shtml (647 words)

	USS JOHNSTON-HOEL ASSOCIATION - About the USS Hoel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		On 29 April 1863, as Acting Rear Admiral Porter's flotilla was bombarding the Confederate batteries at Grand Gulf, his flagship, USS BERNTOPN, became unmanageable and was caught under heavy fire in a position where she could neither steer nor reply to the enemy guns.
		HOEL sailed from San Francisco Bay, 16 August 1943 for shakedown training in operating areas out of San Diego during which she made seven depth charge runs on an underwater sound contact with unknown results.
		Upon her return to Purvis Bay 14 April 1944, HOEL reported for duty to Rear Admiral R. Hayler, the commander of Cruiser Division 12 who kept her busy with training exercises and convoy duty until 14 August when she was assigned to the 3rd Amphibious Force then preparing for the invasion of the Palaus.
	www.ussjohnston-hoel.bigstep.com /generic9.html (2343 words)

	:: Print Version ::
		The USS Liscome Bay drifted serenely in the night off the coast of Makin Island on Nov. 24, 1943.
		Commissioned Aug. 7, 1943, the USS Liscome Bay was named for a section of Alaska's rugged coast.
		The thin skinned USS Liscome Bay was carrying 200,000 pounds of bombs, which all exploded en masse.
	www.montrosepress.com /articles/2004/04/06/courage/6.prt (1397 words)

	Doris Miller, Veteran of the USS West Virginia (BB-48)
		Doris Miller, known as "Dorie" to shipmates and friends, was born in Waco, Texas, on 12 October 1919, to Henrietta and Conery Miller.
		Following training at the Naval Training Station, Norfolk, Virginia, Miller was assigned to the ammunition ship USS Pyro (AE-1) where he served as a Mess Attendant, and on 2 January 1940 was transferred to USS West Virginia (BB-48), where he became the ship's heavyweight boxing champion.
		On 13 December 1941, Miller reported to USS Indianapolis (CA-35), and subsequently returned to the west coast of the United States in November 1942.
	www.usswestvirginia.org /veterans/m/millerdoris.htm (714 words)

	page 8 & 9, December 23, 1943 - Vol. 3, No. 24
		TILL shrouded in naval secrecy are details of the last hours of the USS "Liscome Bay." "Killed in action" in the Gilbert Islands invasion on November 24.
		Supported by the "Liscome Bay" and other flat tops, marines were able to take Tarawa in the face of overwhelming odds.
		Sponsor of the SS "Hogatt Bay," Vancouver's 21st carrier, was Mrs.
	www.beadee.com /kaiser/bosns_whistle/vol_3_no_24/p-8.htm (745 words)

	African American Registry: Dorie Miller was a naval hero!
		In 1940 he had temporary duty aboard USS Nevada (BB-36) and was serving on the West Virginia when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941.
		Assigned to the USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) in 1943, Miller was on board that escort carrier during Operation Galvanic, the seizure of Makin and Tarawa Atolls in the Gilbert Islands.
		Liscome Bay's aircraft supported operations ashore in November 1943.
	www.aaregistry.com /detail.php3?id=1935 (543 words)

	type_kd6
		Faster than their predecessors, these boats had the highest surface speed of any submarines in the world in the mid-1930s, although their speed was surpassed slightly by later Japanese boats.
		I-175 sank the escort aircraft carrier USS Liscome Bay in 1943, with a loss of 644 lives.
		I-73 was an early casualty, being sunk near Midway Island by USS Gudgeon on 27 January 1942.
	www.combinedfleet.com /type_kd6.htm (324 words)

	U.S. Navy Battleships - USS West Virginia (BB 48)
		Assigned in the spring of 1943 to the newly constructed USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56), Miller was lost when the carrier was torpedoed on 24 November 1943 during Operation Galvanic in the Gilbert islands.
		Within a short time, aided by USS Putnam (DD-757) and an LCI, West Virginia closed and blasted enemy guns in an attempt to rescue her plane crew who had "dug in for the day" to await the arrival of the rescuers.
		She reached Tokyo Bay on the last day of August and was thus present at the time of the formal surrender on 2 September 1945.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/battleships/wvirginia/bb48-wva.html (5863 words)

	Sinking of the Liscome Bay -- Genealogy
		The escort carrier, Liscome Bay, arrived at Pearl Harbor in October of 1943.
		During the invasion, the Liscome Bay was sent on to aid the capture of Tarawa and Makin Islands.
		The Liscome Bay was one of five escort carriers used for air support at Tarawa.
	www.genealogyforum.org /maymemorial/liscomebay.php (581 words)

	USS Pennsylvania (BB 38)
		The torpedo bombers tried unsuccessfully to destroy the drydock caisson but heavily strafed and bombed the surrounding area littering Pennsylvania with shrapnel The 5in crew of Casemate Nine were killed when a single bomb penetrated the starboard side of her boat deck.
		Pennsylvania arrived at Cold Bay, Alaska, on 30 April 1943 and sailed to Attu as flagship of Task Force (TF) 51 on 4 May. Since there was a dense fog covering the targets at Holtz Bay and Chicago Harbor she had to rely on her main and secondary battery radar for shore bombardment.
		A destroyer made sound contact with a submarine (I-175) and it was discovered that the escort carrier USS Liscome Bay (CVE 56) had been torpedoed and sunk with a tremendous loss of life.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/Quarters/4289/Pennsylvania.html (1913 words)

	TheHistoryNet \| World War II \| USS Liscome Bay: Hit By a Torpedo Near Makin Atoll During World War II
		USS Liscome Bay: Hit By a Torpedo Near Makin Atoll During World War II As the escort carrier Liscome Bay turned to launch its aircraft off Makin Atoll on November 24, 1943, Lt. Cmdr.
		The loss of these ships, tragic and costly in lives as they were, did not compare to the shock that went through America's CVE crews when that first escort carrier was sunk in November 1943.
		And so HMS Ameer, formerly Hull No. 302, become USS Liscome Bay, named after a small bay on the south coast of Dall Island, which lies off the southern coast of Alaska.
	www.historynet.com /magazines/world_war_2/3027816.html (767 words)

	Imperial Submarines
		At dawn, she is spotted by the USS NEW MEXICO (BB-40) with her SG radar, but dives in time.
		At 0533, the LISCOME BAY lists to starboard and sinks, carrying down Admiral Mullinix, her Commanding Officer Captain I. Wiltsie, 53 officers and 591 men.
		Twenty-three of the LISCOME BAY's planes are also lost but five Grumman F4F "Wildcats" manage to land on the new USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) and the new YORKTOWN (CV-10).
	www.combinedfleet.com /I-175.htm (1478 words)

	The FReeper Foxhole Remembers the USS Liscome Bay (11/24/1943) - Sep. 12th, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Liscome Bay's "fl gang" worked with her two Skinner Uniflow reciprocating steam engines in twin, split-plan engine rooms, using superheated steam running at 4,500 ihp (indicated horsepower) and 161 rpm to turn the ship's twin propellers and produce her top speed of 16 knots.
		The Liscome Bay and her companion ships soon joined the most powerful U.S. naval force assembled in the Pacific up to that time-13 battleships, 8 heavy cruisers, 4 light cruisers, 4 Essex-class and 4 Independence-class aircraft carriers, 4 escort carriers, 70 destroyers and destroyer escorts.
		Liscome Bay was gone, taking with her Admiral Mullinnix, Captain Wiltse, 51 other officers and 591 enlisted men.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-vetscor/1482642/posts (9230 words)

	Too Short A Time USS Holder (DE-401) by Robert P. Sables - Page 1
		ROBERT P. The destroyer escort USS Holder [DE-401] was in active service for just 83 days, 18 January 1944[date of commissioning] to 11 April 1944 [date irreparably damaged by an aircraft torpedo].
		The keel of the USS Holder, a member of the Edsall Class, was laid at the Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Texas, on 6 October 1943.
		On 18 January 1944, with the crew assembled on the faintail, the USS Holder [DE-401] was placed in commission.
	www.ussholder.com /DE401-Too-Short-A-Time-P1.html (417 words)

	Twenty-Three Minutes to Eternity: The Final Voyage of the Escort Carrier USS Liscome Bay - zonExplorer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The heroic story of the men of the USS Liscome Bay told in novel-like fashion by author James Noles.
		The book covers the tale of the USS Liscome Bay, from the necessity driven decision to commission these vulnerable escort carriers, to the ship's tragic sinking in November 1943 with a staggering 644 hands.
		I salute the men of the Liscome Bay, and James Noles for telling their story.
	www.celtic-one-design.com /php/0817313699.htm (265 words)

	David's Corner
		He was given Temporary Assigned Duty aboard USS Pyro (AE-1) on 29 November 1939, before he received his first permanent duty on USS West Virginia (BB-48) on January 2, 1940.
		Seaman First Class Chris Beal was the "trainer" on USS Maryland’s 5" AA gun #4, "I saw a group of five come in from the port-quarter angle and a few bombs fell between Maryland and Oklahoma and we got mist of oily water on us....
		The second plane in the dive was hit by AA fire from the forward 1.1 inch gun crew on the portside of the mainmast of USS Maryland.
	www.usspennsylvania.com /DavidsCorner.htm (4589 words)

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