USS Saginaw Bay (CVE-82) was an Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was laid down as MC hull 1119 on 1 November 1943 by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Inc., of Vancouver, Washington; launched on 19 January 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Howard L. Vickery; delivered to the Navy on 2 March 1944 at Astoria, Oregon; and commissioned the same day, with Captain Frank C. Sutton in command.