USS Lunga Point
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uss-lunga-point-167-8798075
title:
USS Lunga Point
text:
USS Lunga Point (CVE-94), originally named Alazon Bay, was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. It was named for Lunga Point on the northern coast of Guadalcanal, the site of a naval battle during World War II. The ship notably participated in support of the landings on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Post war, the ship was decommissioned in 1946, before becoming part of the Pacific Reserve Fleet. In 1960, the ship was struck from the Navy list and broken up.
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encyclopedia
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Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Lunga_Point
date created:
2004-03-12T22:11:13Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T09:37:31Z
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