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USS Shamrock Bay
USS ''Shamrock Bay'' (CVE-84) was the thirtieth of fifty s built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after Shamrock Bay, located within Baranof Island, of the Territory of Alaska. The ship was Ceremonial ship launching, launched in February 1944, Ship commissioning, commissioned in March, and served in support of the Invasion of Lingayen Gulf, the Invasion of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Okinawa. Postwar, she participated in Operation Magic Carpet (World War II), Operation Magic Carpet. She was decommissioned in July 1946, when she was Reserve fleet, mothballed in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. Ultimately, she was Ship breaking, broken up in November 1959. Design and description ''Shamrock Bay'' was a ''Casablanca''-class escort carrier, which remains the most numerous type of aircraft carrier ever built, as the class was designed specifically to be mass-produced using prefabricated sections, in order to replace heavy early war losses. Standardized with her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baranof Island
Baranof Island is an island in the northern Alexander Archipelago in the Alaska Panhandle, in Alaska. The name Baranof was given in 1805 by Imperial Russian Navy captain Yuri Lisyansky, U. F. Lisianski to honor Alexander Andreyevich Baranov. It was called Sheet’-ká X'áat'l (often expressed simply as "Shee") by the native Tlingit people, Tlingit people. It is the smallest of the ABC Islands (Alaska), ABC islands of Alaska. The name "Baranof" was given to the island in 1805, by the Imperial Russian Navy Captain U.F. Lisianski, in honor of the Russian Alaskan governor Alexander Andreyevich Baranov. The indigenous group native to the island, the Tlingit, named the island Shee Atika. Baranof island is home to a diverse ecosystem, which made it a prime location for the fur trading company, the Russian American Company. Russian occupation in Baranof Island impacted not only the indigenous population as well as the ecology of the island, but also led to the United States' current ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
