USS Bairoko
USS Bairoko (CVE-115) was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy in service from 1945 to 1955.
USS Bairoko on 28 July 1949 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Bairoko |
| Namesake | The Battle of Bairoko |
| Builder | Todd-Pacific Shipyards |
| Laid down | 25 July 1944 |
| Launched | 25 January 1945 |
| Commissioned | 16 July 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 14 April 1950 |
| Recommissioned | 12 September 1950 |
| Decommissioned | 18 February 1955 |
| Stricken | 1 April 1960 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1961 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier |
| Displacement | 10,330 long tons (10,500 t) |
| Length | 667 ft 1 in (203.33 m) |
| Beam | 105 ft 2 in (32.05 m) |
| Draft | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Propulsion | 2-shaft Allis-Chalmers, geared turbines, 16,000 shp |
| Speed | 19.1 knots (22.0 mph; 35.4 km/h) |
| Complement | 1,086 officers and men |
| Armament | 2 × 5 in (130 mm) guns (2×1) |
| Service record | |
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| Operations: | World War II (16 July - 2 September 1945) Korean War (1950–1953) |
| Awards: | 3 Battle stars |
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