USS Tulagi
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Tulagi |
| Namesake | The Battle of Tulagi, 7–8 August 1942 |
| Ordered | as Fortazela Bay |
| Builder | Kaiser Company |
| Laid down | 7 June 1943 |
| Launched | 15 November 1943 |
| Commissioned | 21 December 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 30 April 1946 |
| Stricken | 8 May 1946 |
| Fate | Sold 1946 and scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Casablanca-class escort carrier |
| Displacement | 7,800 tons |
| Length | 512 ft 3 in (156.13 m) |
| Beam |
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| Draft | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
| Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h) |
| Complement | 860 |
| Armament |
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| Service record | |
| Operations: | |
| Awards: | 4 Battle stars |
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USS Tulagi (CVE-72) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy.
She was laid down on 7 June 1943 at Vancouver, Washington, United States, by the Kaiser Company, Inc., as Fortazela Bay (ACV-72); and redesignated CVE-72 on 15 July 1943. However, her name was corrected to read Fortaleza Bay on 19 October 1943, and the ship was renamed Tulagi on 6 November 1943; launched on 15 November 1943; sponsored by Mrs. James Duke Earner; and commissioned on 21 December 1943, Capt. Joseph Campbell Cronin in command.