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USS BISMARCK SEA   (CVE-95)

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.

Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Kilo - Zulu - India
Operational and Building Data

Built by Kaiser Co., Inc., Vancouver, Wash. Initially named Alikula Bay. Keel laid 31 Jan 1944, launched 17 Apr 1944. Renamed Bismarck Sea 16 May 1944. Commissioned 20 May 1944.

Fate: Sunk by kamikazes off Iwo Jima, 21 Feb 1945.
318 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty.

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CVE-95 Bismarck Sea
NS0309501		 69k Hoisting aboard aircraft for transport. USN
CVE-95 Bismarck Sea
NS0309503		 18k Anchored in bay formed by Majuro Atoll. Joe Litkenhaus,
grandson of Harold G. Kirchhoff EM/2C, still serving aboard the USS Bismarck Sea
CVE-95 Bismarck Sea
NS0309504		 51k "Royal Parade" on flight deck as viewed from the open bridge.
CVE-95 Bismarck Sea
NS0309506		 83k

USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) underway in June 1944 taking it green, location unknown (USN photo.)

 Robert Hurst
CVE-95 Bismarck Sea
NS0309502		 39k

Large explosion on board USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) during the night of February 21, 1945. She was struck by two Kamikazes within two minutes of each other, while she was taking part in the Iwo Jima operation. She sank as a result of her damage. Photographed from USS Saginaw Bay (CVE-82).

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (# 80-G-335103).

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USS BISMARCK SEA CVE-95 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. Jaco LaBlanc
Address:PO Box 3166 Lafayette, LA, 70502-3166
Phone: 318-984-2221
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
USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95), by Joe Litkenhaus
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