1944 to 1964    

LPH-6 USS Thetis Bay

US US Navy





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Flight Deck: 6
Call Sign: NKYT
Shipyard: Kaiser Shipbuilding





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History of US USS Thetis Bay LPH-6

1943-dec-22LaunchedLaunched at Vancouver, WA
1944-apr-21CommissionedCommissioned as CVE-90
1956-jul-20DeploymentDeployment San Francisco Naval Shipyard re-commissioned as CVHA-1
1959-may-28DeploymentDeployment re-designated as LPH-6
1961-aprDeploymentDeployment operated with HMS Bulwark and HMAS Melbourne, during an amphibious landing exercise off northern Borneo
1964-mar-01DecommissionedDecommissioned Philadelphia Naval Shipyard



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  Specifications


Casablanca class
7800light (tn)
10900full load (tn)
156.10length (m)
19.90beam (m)
6.90draught (m)
10250range (nm)
9000power (shp)

4Naval Engine boilers

20Naval Gun single 20 mm
8Naval Gun twin 40 mm

  Builder


US Kaiser Shipbuilding, Ryan Point




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