Straddled: A Short History of the U.S.S. Fanshaw Bay
- Item sets
- World War II Navy Cruise Books
- Title
- Straddled: A Short History of the U.S.S. Fanshaw Bay
- Creator
- Fanshaw Bay (Aircraft carrier)
- Publisher
- [Place of publication not indicated] : [Publisher not indicated], [1946?]
- Date
- 1946
- Description
- The U.S.S. Fanshaw Bay (CVE 70) was commissioned December 9, 1943, at Astoria, Oregon, less than seven months after the keel was laid by Kaiser Company in Vancouver, Washington. Named for a bay in Southeastern Alaska, she is the first Naval vessel to bear that name. Like other Casablanca class escort carriers, the Fanshaw Bay was built from designs never intended for a combat vessel, yet she carried her crew through the longest operational period sustained by any escort carrier. Dedication Wherever the Fanshaw Bay shall sail again in the reminiscences of her old crew, she will carry with her the memory of those gallant men who have answered their last call to flight quarters. To the twenty-four men killed in action and to the fourteen missing airmen this history of the Fannie Bee is humbly dedicated.
- Subject
- Fanshaw Bay (Aircraft carrier)--History
- United States. Navy--Cruise books
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations
- World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories
- Tag
- Fannie Bee
- Format
- 72 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
- Language
- English
- Is Part Of
- Bangor Public Library Special Collections
- Rights
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