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USS MAKASSAR STRAIT   (CVE-91)
(later CVU-91)


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Kilo - Yankee - Whiskey
(Ex- ULITAKA BAY)
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-91 Makassar Strait
NS0309103		 68k USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91). George Broadbent Jr.,
son of George Broadbent,
USS Makassar Strait, 1944
CVE-91 Makassar Strait
NS0309102		 425k

October 6, 1945. Note the ship was painted in camouflage Measure 32, Design 16A (thanks to Aryeh Wetherhorn.)

 Richard Robin Reed, former crew member,
via Tom Kermen
CVE-91 Makassar Strait
NS0309101		 69k Good overhead view at dock; Thetis Bay in the background. USN
CVE-91 Makassar Strait
NS0309104		 137k Plank Owner's Certificate. George Broadbent Jr.,
son of George Broadbent,
USS Makassar Strait, 1944
USS MAKASSAR STRAIT CVE-91 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. Robert J Rock
Address:4300 Tabor St Wheat Ridge, CO, 80033-2421
Phone: 303-421-8165
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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