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{{short description|Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy}}
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|Ship name= ''Shamrock Bay''
|Ship namesake= Shamrock Bay, [[Baranof Island]], [[Territory of Alaska|Alaska]]
|Ship ordered=as a [[Casablanca-class escort carrier|Type S4-S2-BB3]] hull, [[Maritime Commission|MC]] hull 1121{{sfn|Kaiser Vancouver|2010}}
|Ship awarded=18 June 1942
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|Ship decommissioned=6 July 1946
|Ship struck=27 June 1958
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|Ship honors=3 [[Battle star]]s
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*Total: 910 – 916 officers and men
**Embarked Squadron: 50 – 56
**Ship's Crew: 860
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*[[United States Pacific Fleet]] (1944–1946)
*[[Atlantic Reserve Fleet]] (1946-1958)
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*[[Invasion of Lingayen Gulf]]
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'''USS ''Shamrock Bay'' (CVE-84)''' was the thirtieth of fifty {{sclass|Casablanca|escort carrier}}s built for the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]]. She was named after Shamrock Bay, located within [[Baranof Island]], of the [[Territory of Alaska]]. The ship was [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] in February 1944, [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] in March, and served in support of the [[Invasion of Lingayen Gulf]], the [[Invasion of Iwo Jima]] and the [[Battle of Okinawa]]. Postwar, she participated in [[Operation Magic Carpet (World War II)|Operation Magic Carpet]]. She was decommissioned in July 1946, when she was [[Reserve fleet|mothballed]] in the [[Atlantic Reserve Fleet]]. Ultimately, she was [[Ship breaking|broken up]] in November 1959.

==Design and description==
[[File:Inboard and outboard profiles of a Casablanca-class escort carrier, 1946.png|thumb|left|A profile of the design of {{USS|Takanis Bay|CVE-89|2}}, which was shared by all ''Casablanca''-class escort carriers.]]
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''Shamrock Bay'' was a ''Casablanca''-class escort carrier, which remains the most numerous type of [[aircraft carrier]] ever built,{{sfn|Chesneau|Gardiner|1980|p=109}} as the class was designed specifically to be mass-produced using prefabricated sections, in order to replace heavy early war losses. Standardized with her [[sister ship]]s, she was {{convert|512|ft|3|in|abbr=on}} [[length overall|long overall]], had a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|65|ft|2|in|abbr=on}}, and a [[draft (nautical)|draft]] of {{convert|20|ft|9|in|abbr=on}}. She [[Displacement (ship)|displaced]] {{cvt|8188|LT|lk=on}} [[Standard displacement|standard]], {{cvt|10902|LT}} with a [[Full-load displacement|full load]]. She had a {{convert|257|ft|abbr=on}} long [[Hangar#Hangars aboard ships|hangar deck]] and a {{convert|477|ft|abbr=on}} long [[flight deck]]. She was powered with two [[Skinner Unaflow]] reciprocating steam engines, which drove two shafts, providing {{convert|9000|hp|lk=in}}, thus enabling her to make {{Casablanca class speed}}. The ship had a cruising range of {{convert|10240|nmi|lk=in}} at a speed of {{convert|15|kn}}. Her compact size necessitated the installment of an [[aircraft catapult]] at her bow, and there were two [[Elevator#Aircraft elevators|aircraft elevators]] to facilitate movement of aircraft between the flight and hangar deck: one each fore and aft.{{sfn|Chesneau|Gardiner|1980|p=109}}{{sfn|Y'Blood|2014|pp=34–35}}{{sfn|Hazegray|1998}}

One [[5"/38 caliber gun|{{cvt|5|in|mm|0}}/38]] [[Caliber (artillery)|caliber]] [[dual-purpose gun]] was mounted on the stern. Anti-aircraft defense was provided by eight [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|Bofors {{convert|40|mm|in|abbr=on}} anti-aircraft guns]] in single mounts, as well as twelve [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|Oerlikon {{convert|20|mm|in|abbr=on}} cannon]]s, which were mounted around the perimeter of the deck.{{sfn|Hazegray|1998}} By the end of the war, ''Casablanca''-class carriers had been modified to carry thirty {{convert|20|mm|in|abbr=on}} cannons, and the amount of Bofors {{convert|40|mm|in|abbr=on}} guns had been doubled to sixteen, by putting them into twin mounts. These modifications were in response to increasing casualties due to [[kamikaze]] attacks. ''Casablanca''-class escort carriers were designed to carry 27 aircraft, but the hangar deck could accommodate more. During the [[Invasion of Lingayen Gulf]], she carried 20 [[Grumman F4F Wildcat#FM-1/-2 Wildcat|FM-2 Wildcat]] [[Fighter aircraft|fighters]], 11 [[Grumman TBF Avenger#TBM|TBM-3 Avenger]] [[torpedo bomber]]s, and a TBM-3P [[reconnaissance|photo reconnaissance]] [[Reconnaissance aircraft|plane]] for a total of 32 aircraft.{{sfn|Y'Blood|2014|p=277}} However, during the [[Battle of Okinawa]], she carried 18 FM-2 fighters and 12 TBM-3 torpedo bombers for a total of 30 aircraft.{{sfn|Y'Blood|2014|p=350}}

==Construction==
''Shamrock Bay''{{'}}s construction was awarded to [[Kaiser Shipyards|Kaiser Shipbuilding Company]], [[Vancouver, Washington]] under a [[Maritime Commission]] contract, on 18 June 1942. She was [[Keel laying|laid down]] on 15 November 1943 under the name ''Shamrock Bay'' as part of the tradition which named escort carriers after bays or sounds in Alaska.{{sfn|Maksel|2012}} As the thirtieth of a series of fifty Casablanca-class escort carriers, she was laid down as MC hull 1121. She was [[ship naming and launching|launched]] on 4 February 1944, [[Ship sponsor|sponsored]] by Mrs. James R. Dudley, and then transferred to the Navy for [[Ship commissioning|commissioning]] on 15 March 1944, with [[Captain (United States O-6)|Captain]] Frank Trenwith Ward Jr. in command. Upon being commissioned, she received the [[Hull symbol|classification symbol]] '''CVE-84''', indicating that she was the eighty-fourth escort carrier to be commissioned into the United States Navy.{{sfn|Kaiser Vancouver|2010}}{{sfn|DANFS|2016}}

==Service history==
{{stack|[[File:US Army Air Force P-47D Thunderbolt fighters stored inside the hangar bay of USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84) in July 1944.jpg|thumb|Army Air Corps P-47D variant Thunderbolt fighters are photographed packed into the hangar deck of ''Shamrock Bay'' during a transport run in the Atlantic Ocean sometime in July 1944. Note the basketball hoop at the top-left of the image and the movie screen in the center background.]]}}
[[File:USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84) at Astoria, Oregon (USA), on 6 April 1944 (NH 106710).jpg|thumb|left|Three ''Casablanca''-class escort carriers berthed at [[Astoria, Oregon|Astoria]], [[Oregon]], 6 April 1944. The bottommost carrier is ''Shamrock Bay''.]]
[[File:Birds Eye Shot of the USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84) underway off the East Coast 26 October 1944.jpg|thumb|left|''Shamrock Bay''{{'}}s port hull is photographed by a blimp from Airship Patrol Squadron (ZP) 12 off the East Coast on 26 October 1944, as it returns to Norfolk, Virginia.]]

Upon being commissioned, ''Shamrock Bay'' underwent a [[shakedown cruise]] down the West Coast, after which she conducted pilot qualifications until June 1944. She was then assigned transport duty within the [[Atlantic Ocean]], first conducting a transport run ferrying fighters and military passengers to [[Casablanca]], [[French Protectorate in Morocco|French Morocco]]. She then took on a load of damaged [[Curtiss P-40|P-40 Warhawk]] fighters, which she transported back to the United States to be used in training and/or salvaged, as well as a load of aircraft engines, which when brought back to the States, would be overhauled or salvaged. She also took on another load of military passengers back to the East Coast, which consisted mostly of [[United States Army Air Forces|Army Air Corps]] personnel that had been serving in the [[China Burma India Theater]].{{sfn|DANFS|2016}}

On 27 October, ''Shamrock Bay'' had just returned to [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]], [[Virginia]], after completing her second transport run, and she was fitting out for anti-submarine operations within the South Atlantic. However, with the loss of her [[Sister ship|sisters]] {{USS|Gambier Bay|CVE-73|2}} and {{USS|St. Lo|CVE-63|2}} in the [[Battle off Samar]], U.S. Navy command found it judicious to dispatch ''Shamrock Bay'' as a replacement within the [[Pacific Ocean theater of World War II|Pacific theater]]. Therefore, after taking onboard Composite Squadron (VC) 42 on 11 November, which consisted of twenty-eight aircraft (16 FM-2 Wildcats and 12 TBM-3 Avengers) to be transported to [[Pearl Harbor]], she sailed for the [[Pacific Ocean]], along with {{USS|Wake Island|CVE-65|2}}.{{sfn|DANFS|2016}}

[[File:USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84) underway on 11 November 1944 Starboard Shot.jpg|thumb|left|''Shamrock Bay'' underway carrying Composite Squadron (VC) 42 off of [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]], [[Virginia]], 11 November 1944]]
''Shamrock Bay'' passed through the [[Panama Canal]] on 18 November, and proceeding northwards, she docked at [[San Diego]], [[California]] on 27 November. There, on 2 December, she embarked Composite Squadron (VC) 93. She arrived at Pearl Harbor on 9 December, where she unloaded her aircraft contingent, and where she also took on Composite Squadron (VC) 94, which was to be her actual fighting aircraft contingent. On 11 December, she proceeded westwards, delivering some aircraft to [[Johnston Atoll]] en route. She arrived at [[Seeadler Harbor]], on [[Manus Island]] of the [[Admiralty Islands]] on 22 December, where she joined with the [[United States Seventh Fleet|7th Fleet]].{{sfn|DANFS|2016}}

On 31 December, the American fleet departed from Seeadler Harbor, with the escort carriers being placed in Task Group 77.4, under the command of [[Rear admiral (United States)|Rear Admiral]] [[Calvin T. Durgin]], ''Shamrock Bay'' and her sister {{USS|Kitkun Bay|CVE-71|2}} were assigned to Rear Admiral [[Ralph A. Ofstie]]'s Task Unit 77.4.3, the Lingayen Protective Group.{{sfn|Y'Blood|2014|p=277}} En route, until 8 January 1945, when the American fleet arrived within [[Lingayen Gulf]], the task unit's aircraft contingent provided an air screen for the invasion force as it transited towards north [[Luzon]]. During the latter half the transit, her aircraft screen began engaging aerial resistance, which increased as the fleet moved north. On 4 January, her sister {{USS|Ommaney Bay|CVE-79|2}} was crippled by a kamikaze attack and subsequently scuttled. On 5 January, another sister, {{USS|Manila Bay|CVE-61|2}} was damaged by a pair of two kamikazes, and on 8 January, yet another sister, {{USS|Kadashan Bay|CVE-76|2}} was hit by a [[kamikaze]], which forced two of her aircraft to land onboard ''Shamrock Bay''. The sinking of ''Ommaney Bay'' resulted in ''Shamrock Bay'' being transferred to Task Unit 77.4.2, the San Fabian Carrier Group under Rear Admiral [[Felix B. Stump]]. This meant that she would also have to assume some of her assigned duties, such as providing [[close air support]] for the landing U.S. forces.{{sfn|Y'Blood|2014|p=311}} On 9 January, ''Shamrock Bay'' transferred one of her TBM-3 torpedo bombers to ''Manila Bay'' to help replace the seven torpedo bombers that ''Manila Bay'' had lost during her kamikaze attack.{{sfn|DANFS|2016}}{{sfn|Y'Blood|2014|p=310}}

On the late afternoon of 10 January, Task Unit 77.4.3 was proceeding behind and covering Task Force 79, the Lingayen Attack Force. At 18:06, a group of aircraft were spotted approaching the carriers from the southwest, at a distance of about {{cvt|20|mi}}. Eight fighters from ''Kitkun Bay'' and four fighters from ''Shamrock Bay'' were scrambled to meet this threat, and although half of the fighters missed their target, six fighters from ''Kitkun Bay'' were able to intercept the kamikazes, downing many of them.{{sfn|Y'Blood|2014|p=307}} However, two kamikazes were able to pass through the screen unmolested, making their way towards the two escort carriers. At 18:55, as darkness approached, the two planes began making their dives and were met by intense flak from the two carriers. One of the planes, apparently discouraged by the anti-aircraft fire, veered off, but the other plane, a [[Nakajima Ki-43]] "Oscar", which first appeared to be headed towards ''Shamrock Bay'', plunged towards ''Kitkun Bay'' instead, smashing into the latter's port at the waterline at a high velocity, inflicting severe damage. Many of her aircraft that were already in the air were thus compelled to land onboard ''Shamrock Bay'', and Rear Admiral Ofstie was forced to transfer his flag to ''Shamrock Bay'' as well.{{sfn|DANFS|2016}}{{sfn|Y'Blood|2014|p=309}}

After arriving on 8 January, until 17 January, when the escort carriers left Lingayen Gulf, ''Shamrock Bay'', aside from providing an air screen against kamikazes, also conducted flight operations in close support of the ground invasion. 571 sorties were logged by Composite Squadron 94, 180 of which were flown over Luzon. On 17 January, she joined Task Group 77.14 and sailed for [[Ulithi|Ulithi Atoll]] in the [[Caroline Islands]], where she joined Task Unit 50.8.25, which was assigned to provide air cover for Task Group 50.8, the Logistics Support Group, which provided replacement aircraft, supplies, and replacement personnel to the [[Fast Carrier Task Force]]. On 16 February, she departed Ulithi, and she arrived off of [[Iwo Jima]], along with the replenishment carriers, on 19 February, just as the first [[Battle of Iwo Jima|landings]] were taking place. Assigned to group Baker of the Logistics Support Group, she, along with {{USS|Makassar Strait|CVE-91|2}} was responsible for providing air cover for the aircraft deliveries of {{USS|Bougainville|CVE-100|2}}, {{USS|Admiralty Islands|CVE-99|2}}, {{USS|Attu|CVE-102|2}}, and {{USS|Windham Bay|CVE-92|2}}.{{sfn|DANFS|2016}}{{sfn|Y'Blood|2014|p=329}}

On 5 March, she returned to Ulithi in preparation for the planned [[Battle of Okinawa|landings]] on [[Okinawa Island]]. On 13 March, she steamed for the [[Ryukyu Islands]] as a part of Task Unit 50.8.13, with the {{sclass|Farragut|destroyer|||1934}}s {{USS|Dewey|DD-349|2}} and {{USS|Aylwin|DD-355|2}} providing a physical screen for ''Shamrock Bay''.{{sfn|Y'Blood|2014|p=350}} As with the Invasion of Iwo Jima, ''Shamrock Bay'' provided air cover for the Logistics Support Group. She was detached from Task Group 50.8 on 7 April, shortly after the main landings on Northern Okinawa, whereupon she joined Task Unit 52.1.1, trading places with {{USS|Savo Island|CVE-78|2}}. Shortly after being transferred, ''Shamrock Bay'' commenced close air support operations over Okinawa.{{sfn|DANFS|2016}}{{sfn|Y'Blood|2014|p=363}}

[[File:Rockets being loaded onto a TBM-3 Avenger torpedo bomber in support of the Battle of Okinawa onboard the USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84).jpg|thumb|Rockets are loaded onto the folded wing of a TBM-3 Avenger of Composite Squadron 96 on the flight deck of ''Shamrock Bay'' in preparation for strikes to be conducted in support of the Battle of Okinawa. Note the extended [[Yagi-Uda antenna]] visible on the left side of the photo.]]
On 16 April, four of ''Shamrock Bay''{{'}}s FM-2 fighters were dispatched to help the {{sclass|Allen M. Sumner|destroyer}} {{USS|Laffey|DD-724}}, which was under heavy attack from kamikazes about {{cvt|50|mi}} north of Okinawa. The four fighters that ''Shamrock Bay'' dispatched shot down six of the threatening kamikazes, but they were forced to withdraw due to the depletion of their fuel and ammunition. ''Laffey'' was later saved by the intervention of twelve [[United States Marine Corps Aviation|Marine Corps]] [[Vought F4U Corsair]] [[fighter-bomber]]s.{{sfn|DANFS|2016}}

''Shamrock Bay'' remained at station in support of the operations on Okinawa until 11 May, with only a few short interruptions to take on supplies and ammunition at [[Kerama Retto]]. During this period, on 20 April, Captain James Edward Leeper took over command of the vessel. On 11 May, she sailed for [[Guam]] in the [[Marianas Islands]], and upon arriving, she took on munitions and supplies and her aircraft contingent was rotated, with Composite Squadron 94 rotating off, and Composite Squadron 96 rotating on. On 28 May, she departed [[Apra Harbor]] to return to duty off of Okinawa, this time as a part of Task Unit 32.1.1. Immediately after returning, ''Shamrock Bay'' rode out [[1945 Pacific typhoon season#Typhoon Connie|Typhoon Connie]], but she suffered no serious damage. She continued flight operations until mid-June, when she headed for the Philippines. Over 1,200 sorties were logged by Composite Squadron 96 in support of the Okinawa campaign.{{sfn|DANFS|2016}}

[[File:USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84) and USS Ranger (CV-4) at Naval Air Station North Island, in August 1945 (2017.27.01).jpg|thumb|left|In the foreground, aircraft are photographed being loaded onto the flight deck of ''Shamrock Bay'' at [[Naval Air Station North Island]], San Diego, on 14 August 1945. The [[fleet carrier]] {{USS|Ranger|CV-4|2}} is docked in the background.]]
''Shamrock Bay'' arrived within [[San Pedro Bay (Philippines)|San Pedro Bay]] on 27 June, and in early July, she transferred some of her aircraft contingent to [[Guiuan Airport|Guiuan Airfield]]. On 5 July, she sailed for Guam again, where she took on a load of aircraft engines, which were to be ferried to the United States for overhaul, and she arrived at San Diego on 27 July. There, the rest of Composite Squadron 96 was disembarked, and her crew began a period of availability that ended just before the [[Surrender of Japan]] was announced on 15 August.{{sfn|DANFS|2016}}

===Post-war===
Following the end of the war, ''Shamrock Bay'' first made a transport run to Guam, delivering aircraft to the island and then returning vehicles to the West Coast. Upon returning, she then joined the [[Operation Magic Carpet (World War II)|"Magic Carpet"]] fleet, which repatriated U.S. servicemen from throughout the Pacific. She unloaded her unnecessary aviation stores and her aviation personnel at [[Naval Air Station Alameda]], and on 20 October, she headed to Pearl Harbor to conduct her first "Magic Carpet" run, ferrying men of the [[4th Marine Division (United States)|4th Marine Division]] back to the West Coast. She finished that run at San Diego on 2 November, and then made two transpacific "Magic Carpet" runs, one to Okinawa, and another to [[Honshu]]. She finished her third run at [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]] on 26 January 1946, whereupon she was released from the "Magic Carpet" fleet. She proceeded southwards back to Alameda on 2 February, and on 7 February, she steamed for the East Coast for inactivation work.{{sfn|DANFS|2016}}

''Shamrock Bay'' arrived at [[Boston]] on 1 March, where she underwent overhaul, and she was subsequently decommissioned and [[Reserve fleet|mothballed]] on 6 July 1946, joining the Boston group of the [[Atlantic Reserve Fleet]], mooring at the [[South Boston Naval Annex]]. On 12 June 1955, she was redesignated as a utility aircraft carrier, receiving the hull symbol '''CVU-84'''. She was struck from the [[Naval Vessel Register|Navy list]] on 27 June 1958, and in May 1958, she was sold for [[Ship breaking|scrapping]] to the Hyman-Michaels Co., of Chicago. She was ultimately broken up in [[Hong Kong]] during November 1959. ''Shamrock Bay'' received three [[battle star]]s for her World War II service.{{sfn|Hazegray|1998}}{{sfn|DANFS|2016}}

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== External links ==
{{Commons category|USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84)}}
* {{navsource|03/084|USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84)}}

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