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USS SITKOH BAY   (CVE-86)
(later CVU-86 and AKV-30)


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Kilo - Yankee - Hotel
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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USS Sitkoh Bay, 1944–1946
CVE-86 Sitkoh Bay
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Date and place unknown.

Ted Garrett.
CVE-86 Sitkoh Bay
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Date and place unknown.

Ted Garrett.
CVE-86 Sitkoh Bay
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Pearl Harbor, 1945.

Ted Garrett.
CVE-86 Sitkoh Bay
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Pearl Harbor, 1945. TBMs on deck.

Ted Garrett.
USNS Sitkoh Bay, 1950–1954
CVE-86 Sitkoh Bay
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USNS Sitkoh Bay (T-CVE 86) underway with an assortment of aircraft destined for Korea: TBM Avengers, SNB, R4D Skytrain (aka Skytrooper, Dakota and "Gooney Bird",) JD (the US Navy target-tug version of the USAAF's A-26C Invader) and F4U Corsairs (USN photo.)

Robert Hurst
USS SITKOH BAY CVE-86 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. B. F. Fessenden
Address:4684 Montgomery Rd Oakdale , CA, 95361-9330
Phone: 209-869-3454
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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