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USS FANSHAW BAY   (CVE-70)
(later CVHE-70)


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Kilo - Whiskey - Lima
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.
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CVE-70 Fanshaw Bay
NS0307004		 9k

Fanshaw Bay was launched on November 1, 1943. The launching party included (l to r) M. Miller; June Oliver, rate control department employee and flower girl; Mrs. Frances M. Frericks, matron of honor; Mrs. Jesse L. Kenworthy, sponsor; Lesley Cynthia Kenworthy and Captain Leland D. Webb.

(From "Bo's'n's Whistle," Vol. 3, No. 21; November 11, 1943; page 7.)

 Courtesy of Ron Gough,
Bea Dee, Ltd.,
Kaiser Vancouver / Swan Island & Oregon Shipyards website
World War II
CVE-70 Fanshaw Bay
NS0307001		 80k Overhead underway, deck loaded with aircraft. Haze Gray & Underway

For more photos and information about this ship, see:
USS FANSHAW BAY CVE-70 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. Chester W Skoczen
Address:326 Chestnut St Syracuse , NY, 13212-2148
Phone: 315-458-4395
E-mail: None
Related Links
Hazegray & Underway World Aircraft Carrier Pages By Andrew Toppan.
Official U.S. Navy Carrier Website
Escort Carrier Sailors & Airmen Association

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