Ralph,
Thanks for your reply. I did go that web site, and after reviewing the
material that Andrew Toppan put together, to include the scrapping dates of
all of the CVE/CVU/AKV/T-AKV escort carriers, I conlcuded that it could have
been the last four used in operational status as T-AKV's (CARD, CORE, BRETON
or CROATAN) or anyone of the AKV's of the last COMMENCEMENT BAY-class that
were sold for scrapping in 1970/71/72:
COMMENCEMNT BAY (CVE-105/AKV-37)
KULA GULF CVE-108/AKV-8
CAPE GLOUCESTER CVE-110/AKV-10
VELLA GULF CVE 111/AKV 11
SIBONEY CVE 112/AKV 12
RENDOVA CVE 114/AKV 14
BADOENG STRAIT CVE 116/AKV 16
SAIDOR CVE 117/AKV 17
POINT CRUZ CVE/119 AKV 19
RABAUL CVE 121/AKV 21
TINIAN CVE 123/AKV 23
The other classes of CVE's had been disposed of mostly in batches in
1946-48; 1958-62; 1969-70. The above are the only ones listed as having
been scrapped in the time frame mentioned - 1973 at the time of MAGNUM
FORCE.
I have listed out the possible names i/c anyone in the SF area remembers or
these names trigger a response.
Stew Rayfield
Maj USMC (Ret)
-----Original Message-----
From: Ralph Davis [mailto:rdavis@teleport.com]
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 9:49 PM
To: RayfieldRS@army.mil
Subject: The CVEs and Dirty Harry
Stew: I have watched 'Manum Force' several times and I have always
wondered the same thing you do: what was the name of those two CVEs?
I put in with you that they were probably part of the fleet in Suisun
Bay which I have seen several times, but have no idea the names of any
ships anchored there.
I would guess you are right that it was two of the four carriers you
mentioned, but as Clint says, "a man's got to know his limitations."
I can give you the decomissioning date of all the Escort Carriers, but I
don't know the fate of all of them after decomissioning except they were
all sold for scrap.
Incidentally, I commend to you a great web page,
http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers. Lots of good stuff on
carriers, including the CVEs, and if you click on the individual
carriers you will get the ship's history.
Good to hear from you. Stay in touch. Thanks for the heads up. Ralph
Davis, Board of Governors, Escort Carrier Sailors and Airmen
Association, Portland, OR
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