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USS HOLLANDIA   (CVE-97)
(later CVU-97 and AKV-33)

Specifications 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

Built by Kaiser Co., Inc., Vancouver, Wash. Initially named Astrolabe Bay. Keel laid 12 Feb 1944, launched 28 Apr 1944. Renamed Hollandia 30 May 1944. Commissioned 1 Jun 1944.

Decommissioned 17 Jan 1947. While in reserve, she was reclassified as an "Utility Aircraft Carrier" (CVU-97), 12 Jun 1955; again reclassified as a "Cargo Ship and Aircraft Ferry" (AKV-33), 7 May 1959. Stricken from the Navy list 1 Apr 1960 and sold for scrap in July that year.

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CVE-97 Hollandia
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USS Hollandia (CVE-97) shows the gun arrangement of the Casablanca-class in this September 1944 photograph: two twin Bofors on each quarter, and a single 5"/38 (barely visible) aft.

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USS Hollandia (CVE-97) underway, location and exact date (circa 1944) unknown. US Navy photo.

She was camouflaged in Measure 32, Design 16A.

 Robert Hurst
CVE-97 Hollandia
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USS Hollandia (CVE-97) off California, 18 September 1944. Camouflaged in Measure 32, Design 16A.

 Gerd Matthes, Germany
CVE-97 Hollandia
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USS Hollandia (CVE-97) arrives at Naval Air Station Alameda, California on 29 November 1945. She was transporting 1100 servicemen home from Eniwetok and Kwajalein, in the Marshall Islands, as part of Operation Magic Carpet. By this time the ship was camouflaged in Measure 21.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command (#NH 106721).

 Naval History & Heritage Command, via Robert Hurst
USS HOLLANDIA CVE-97 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. Zane Lambert
Address:315 10th Ave SE Olympia, WA, 98501-1312
Phone: 360-357-8560
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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