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USS KULA GULF   (CVE-108)
(later AKV-8)

(Ex- VERMILION BAY)

Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Kilo - Bravo - Foxtrot
CLASS - COMMENCEMENT BAY
Displacement 11,3730 Tons, Dimensions, 557' 7" (oa) x 75' x 30' 8" (Max)
Armament 2 x 5"/38AA 36 x 40mm, 20 x 20mm, 33 Aircraft.
Machinery, 16,000 SHP; Allis-Chambers, Geared Turbines, 2 screw
Speed, 19 Knots, Crew 1066.
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CVE-108 Kula Gulf
NS0310802		 66k

USS Kula Gulf (CVE-108).

National Archives photo (#80-G-265619).

 Daniel Dunham
CVE-108 Kula Gulf
NS0310804		 136k

USS Kula Gulf (CVE-108), circa 1945-46.

 Ed Moninghoff Jr.
CVE-108 Kula Gulf
NS0310801		 40k

The USS Kula Gulf at sea during a typhoon.

National Archives photo (#80-G-265624).

 Daniel Dunham
CVE-108 Kula Gulf
NS0310803		 80k

Bow on-bottom painted (in drydock at Todd's Shipyard Harbor Island in Seattle, Washington).

National Archives photo (#80-G-334016).

 Daniel Dunham
CVE-108 Kula Gulf
NS0310805		 89k

Underway, circa 1950–1951.

 Ed Moninghoff Jr.
CVE-108 Kula Gulf
NS0310810		 45k

Underway with F4U Corsairs on the after flight deck, location unknown. Circa 1950–1951.

 Robert Hurst
CVE-108 Kula Gulf
NS0310806		 138k

Collage (probably 1951).

 Ed Moninghoff Jr.
CVE-108 Kula Gulf
NS0310807		 94k

S-3 Division, 12 October 1951.

 Ed Moninghoff Jr.
CVE-108 Kula Gulf
NS0310808		 125k

Undated.

 Ed Moninghoff Jr.
Ex-USS Kula Gulf
CVE-108 Kula Gulf
NS0310809		 150k

"An unusual feat is accomplished at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard when two carriers are placed in one dry-dock. Shown are the USS Kula Gulf (CVE-108) and the USS Monterey (CVL-26)." From a Philadelphia Naval Shipyard booklet, late 1950s.

 EMC(SW) Brian Kroenung

For more information and photos of this ship, see:
USS KULA GULF CVE-108 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. Andrew R Warade
Address:9444 Holnwon Ct Hudson, FL, 34667-8549
Phone: 813-862-305
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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