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USS WAKE ISLAND   (CVE-65)


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Kilo - Victor - Whiskey
CLASS - CASABLANCA
Displacement 7,800 Tons, Dimensions, 512' 3" (oa) x 65' 2" x 22' 4" (Max)
Armament 1 x 5"/38AA 8 x 40mm, 12 x 20mm, 27 Aircraft.
Machinery, 9,000 IHP; 2 Skinner, Uniflow engines, 2 screws
Speed, 19 Knots, Crew 860.
Operational and Building Data

Initially named Dolomi Bay; renamed 3 April 1943.

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CVE-65 Wake Island
NS0306501		 48k Small, port side view taken on November 9, 1944. USN
CVE-65 Wake Island
NS0306502		 51k Starboard side view. Camouflage Measure 33, Design 10A (thanks to Aryeh Wetherhorn). USN
CVE-65 Wake Island
NS0306503		 56k Thanksgiving Day dinner menu, Thursday, November 25, 1943. USN
USS WAKE ISLAND CVE-65 History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry
(Located On The Hazegray & Underway Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Mr. Ronald E Paul
Address:1036 S Vassauilt St Tacoma, WA, 98465-2016
Phone: 253-565-5018
E-mail: None
Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway World Aircraft Carrier Pages By Andrew Toppan.
Official U.S. Navy Carrier Website
Escort Carrier Sailors & Airmen Association
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