page_title: USS Badoeng Strait
hierarchical_section_title: USS Badoeng Strait
caption_attribution_description: English: The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) underway off Korea on 13 January 1952 operating Vought F4U Corsairs of Marine Fighter Squadron 212 (VMF-212).
context_page_description: USS Badoeng Strait was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy during the Korean War.
  She was named after the Badung Strait, located between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Nusa Besar, which was the site of a World War II battle in February 1942, between American–Netherlands and Japanese naval forces.
  Initially named San Alberto Bay, the vessel was renamed Badoeng Strait on 6 November 1944; launched 15 February 1945 by Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Tacoma, Washington; sponsored by Mrs. T. H. Binford, wife of Captain Binford; commissioned 14 November 1945, Captain Thomas A. Turner, Jr. in command; and reported to the Pacific Fleet.
context_section_description: USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116)  was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy during the Korean War.
  She was named after the Badung Strait, located between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Nusa Besar, which was the site of a World War II battle in February 1942, between American–Netherlands and Japanese naval forces.
  Initially named San Alberto Bay, the vessel was renamed Badoeng Strait on 6 November 1944; launched 15 February 1945 by Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Tacoma, Washington; sponsored by Mrs. T. H. Binford, wife of Captain Binford; commissioned 14 November 1945, Captain Thomas A. Turner, Jr. in command; and reported to the Pacific Fleet.
caption: USS Badoeng Strait off the coast of Korea in 1952
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