USS Rabaul

	USS Rabaul after her launch, 14 July 1945
History
United States
Name	USS Rabaul
Builder	Todd Pacific Shipyards
Laid down	29 January 1945
Launched	14 June 1945
Acquired	30 August 1946
Reclassified	Helicopter carrier, CVHE-121, June 1955; Cargo ship and aircraft ferry, AKV-21, 7 May 1959;
Stricken	1 September 1971
Fate	Sold for scrapping 25 August 1972
General characteristics
Class and type	Commencement Bay-class escort carrier
Displacement	11,373 long tons (11,556 t)
Length	557 ft (170 m)
Beam	75 ft (23 m)
Draft	32 ft (9.8 m)
Propulsion	Steam turbines, 16,000 shp (12,000 kW); 2 shafts;
Speed	19 knots (22 mph; 35 km/h)
Complement	1,066
Armament	2 × 5 in (127 mm) guns (2×1); 36 × 40 mm AA guns;
Service record
Part of:	Pacific Reserve Fleet (1946-1971)

USS Rabaul (CVE/CVHE/AKV-21) was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was delivered on 30 August 1946, but never commissioned. After spending 26 years in reserve, she was scrapped in 1973.

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