USS Sitkoh Bay (CVE 86)

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Escort carrier
Class	Casablanca
Pennant	CVE 86
Built by	Kaiser Shipbuilding Co. (Vancouver, Washington, U.S.A.)
Ordered	17 Jul 1942
Laid down	23 Nov 1943
Launched	19 Feb 1944
Commissioned	28 Mar 1944
End service	27 Jul 1954
History	Decommissioned 30 November 1946. Reactivated as aircraft transport 29 July 1950 and operated with civilian crew under MSTS control as T-CVE 86. Placed out of service 27 July 1954. Stricken 1 April 1960. Sold 30 August 1960 and scrapped in Japan in January 1961.

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/Capt. Robert Green Lockhart, USN	28 Mar 1944	1 Feb 1945
2	Lt.Cdr. James Paul Walker, USN	1 Feb 1945

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