"VANCOUVER, WASH.—KAISER'S FIRST CARRIER—Shipbuilder Henry J. Kaiser's first aircraft carrier, the Alazon Bay, which will be christened by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt at the launching of the ship here April 5."

A.P. Wirephoto, from The Evening Star, Washington, 31 March 1943.

Alazon Bay, formerly Ameer, later Casablanca, was sponsored by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.

(From "Bo's'n's Whistle," Vol. 4, No. 9; April 7, 1944; page 4.)

Alazon Bay, formerly Ameer, later Casablanca, was launched on Monday, 5 April 1943.

Photo from Navy Yearbook, ed. by Phillip Andrews and Leonard Engel; Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1944.

USS Casablanca (ACV-55) in the Puget Sound, Washington area circa July 1943, at about the time she was commissioned. Note that radar antennas have been deleted from this photo due to wartime censorship. The photo was released for publication on 30 November 1943.

Also known as the "Kaiser" carriers for their builder, (Henry J.) Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., the Casablanca-class formed the bulk of the wartime CVE force.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command (# NH 106580).

USS Casablanca underway circa 1943, location unknown.

USS Casablanca (CVE-55) camouflaged in Measure 32, Design 12A, circa 1944, location unknown. US Navy photo.

USS Casablanca (CVE-55), first of her class and the first escort carrier designed and built as such, was placed in commission at Astoria, Ore., 8 July 1943. CAPT S.W. Callaway commanding. The ship was sold 23 April 1947. National Archives photo # 80-G-320296, 2 March 1945.

USS Casablanca (CVE-55) underway in October 1945, location unknown. Note that she is fitted with SC-2 radar (USN).

Believed to have been taken circa 1946-1947.