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A brief history of the U.S.S. St. Lo (formerly Midway) CVE 63

 

Originally scheduled to be named Chapin Bay, the keel of the CVE 63 was laid on January 23, 1943 at Kaiser Shipyard in Vancouver , Washington. It was launched on August 17, 1943 and commissioned on October 23, 1943 at Astoria, Oregon with Capt. Francis J. McKenna in command.

 

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