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USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. Named for Mission Bay, California, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. Originally scheduled to be built as AVG-59, USS Mission Bay (CVE-59), it was redesignated ACV-59 on August 20, 1942; laid down by Kaiser Co., Inc., Vancouver, Washington on December 28, 1942; launched on May 26, 1943; sponsored by Mrs. James McDonald; redesignated CVE-59 on July 15, 1943; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on September 13, 1943; and commissioned at Astoria, Oregon the same day, with Captain William L. Rees in command.

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  • USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. Named for Mission Bay, California, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. Originally scheduled to be built as AVG-59, USS Mission Bay (CVE-59), it was redesignated ACV-59 on August 20, 1942; laid down by Kaiser Co., Inc., Vancouver, Washington on December 28, 1942; launched on May 26, 1943; sponsored by Mrs. James McDonald; redesignated CVE-59 on July 15, 1943; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on September 13, 1943; and commissioned at Astoria, Oregon the same day, with Captain William L. Rees in command.
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  • USS Mission Bay operated primarily as an ASW carrier in the Atlantic. She is shown in August 1944 off the East Coast, wearing Measure 32 Design 4A camouflage. Note the F6F Hellcats on deck and the large SK air search radar antenna on the mast.
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  • USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. Named for Mission Bay, California, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. Originally scheduled to be built as AVG-59, USS Mission Bay (CVE-59), it was redesignated ACV-59 on August 20, 1942; laid down by Kaiser Co., Inc., Vancouver, Washington on December 28, 1942; launched on May 26, 1943; sponsored by Mrs. James McDonald; redesignated CVE-59 on July 15, 1943; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on September 13, 1943; and commissioned at Astoria, Oregon the same day, with Captain William L. Rees in command.
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