 {|    |} uss attu (cve-102) was a casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier of the united states navy, named after attu in the aleutian islands. originally elbour bay, cve-102 was renamed attu 6 november 1943. she was laid down on 16 march 1944 at vancouver, washington, by the kaiser shipbuilding company under a maritime commission contract (mc hull 1139), launched on 27 may 1944, sponsored by mrs. george w. steele, and commissioned on 30 june 1944, captain h. f. maccomsey in command. ==service history== ===world war ii=== following shakedown along the west coast, attu got underway from san diego on 7 august with numerous aircraft and personnel for transportation to pearl harbor. after a two-day stop in hawaii, attu continued on to guadalcanal and espiritu santo to deliver replacement aircraft and personnel. the escort carrier then got underway on 31 august to return to the united states. she reached san diego on 13 september and, shortly thereafter, began post-shakedown a
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