USS Attu (CVE-102)

History

The USS Attu was an escort aircraft carrier that served with the United States Navy during World War II. It operates primarily in the Pacific and is used to resupply and replenish task forces with new aircraft and pilots. She served in Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Espiritu Santo, New Guinea, Guam and Ulisi.

When the cessation of hostilities with Japan was announced, the USS Atul conducted "Operation Magic Carpet" to bring thousands of American soldiers home for repatriation.

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Attu design was derived from fifty unfinished Kaiser Builder cargo ships, part of a large number of Casablanca-class escort carriers in service with the US Navy. It consisted of an unarmored flight deck and typically served naval bombers, torpedo bombers, and fighter jets. Her superstructure is between midship and starboard stern.

The carrier is armed with a 1 x 5" main gun, 16 x 40mm guns and an additional 20 x 20mm gun for air defense.

USS Atul (built by Caesars Shipbuilding) was launched and commissioned in 1944. She was decommissioned in 1946, the same year her name was removed from the Naval Ship Register.

In early 1947, like many naval ships that fought in World War II (earning 2 Battle Stars for her exploits by the way), she was sold as scrap. USS Attu is named after Attu, the westernmost and largest island of the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska. She was originally known as "Elber's Bay" before changing her name on November 6, 1943.

During her post-war period, she served as a merchant ship under the name "Guy".

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