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U.S.S. ATTU

(CVE-102)

THE WIND BLEW AND THE SHIT FLEW
ON THE USS ATTU

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USS Attu (CVE-102)

USS Attu, which ended up earning two battle stars for her service, was commissioned in March of 1944 during the final stages of World War II. The vessel, like many of its kind, was used mostly for transport and support operations in Pearl Harbor and the South Pacific. The vessel made many stops in Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Espiritu Santo, and New Guinea.

In the later part of 1944, she shuttled troops and supplies between Guam and Pearl Harbor to support war efforts. These replenishment and support cruises went on through the better part of July, 1945. Attu then returned to the U.S. for repairs.

Once repairs were completed, she was sent out to the Pacific once again, embarking for various operations and support cruises in the area of the Japan home islands. Japan’s surrender came and the vessel was put into operation as a part of the ‘Magic Carpet’ cruises, where she was responsible for returning troops home after the war like many of her sister ships at the time. In May of 1946, USS Attu was sent to Norfolk, Virginia for disposal, where she was decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list in the coming months.

CVE-102 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JAN1944-OCT1945Alaska
MAR1944-Keel Date: 16 MAR 1944
at Kaiser Shipyards
MAY1944-Launch Date: 27 MAY 1944
JUN1944-Commissioned: 30 JUN 1944
JUN1946-Decommissioned: 8 JUN 1946

CVE-102 General Specifications

Class: Casablanca-class escort carrier

Complement: 860 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 7800 tons

Length: 512 feet

Beam: 65.2 feet

Draft: 20 feet

Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 3 January 1947