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USS PUGET SOUND   (CVE-113)
(later CVHE-113 and AKV-13)

(Ex- HOBART BAY)
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-113 Puget Sound
NS0311301		 85k

Christening of CVE-113 at Todd Pacific Shipyards, Tacoma, Washington; bow-on passing down ways (note that she is being launched into the body of water that bears her name).

National Archives photo # 80-G-291118.

 Daniel Dunham
CVE-113 Puget Sound
NS0311302		 61k

Puget Sound (CVE-113) at sea on builder's trials, June 1945. She is camouflaged in Measure 22.

National Archives photo # 80-G-369822.

 Daniel Dunham
CVE-113 Puget Sound
NS0311303		 71k

USS Puget Sound (CVE-113), Tokyo Bay, October 1945.

National Archives photo # 80-G-369815.

 Daniel Dunham
CVE-113 Puget Sound
NS0311304		 135k

Vertical view, USS Puget Sound (CVE-113).

National Archives photo # 80-G-369796.

 Daniel Dunham
CVE-113 Puget Sound
NS0311305		 97k

Men on bridge of USS Puget Sound (CVE-113).

National Archives photo # 80-G-369840.

 Daniel Dunham
CVE-113 Puget Sound
NS0311306		 84k

USN photo of Puget Sound (CVE-113) underway, 1945, location unknown.

 David Buell
USS PUGET SOUND CVE-113 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. Jerome F Whittman
Address:11 Carson Ave Babson Park, FL, 33827-9770
Phone: 941-638-2360
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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