USS Attu ( CVE - 102 ) 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 availability at Terminal Island , California . This work was completed on 28 September , and " Attu " sailed for Alameda , California to load fuel , provisions and aircraft . The escort carrier departed the west coast on 1 October and reached Finschhafen , New Guinea , on the 18th . She later made a stop in Seeadler Harbor at Manus Island before reversing her course and heading back , via Pearl Harbor , to Alameda . Following a two - week availability period , " Attu " sailed for Pearl Harbor on 23 November . She shuttled supplies and troops between Guam and Pearl Harbor before returning to San Diego on 4 January 1945 . The next day , " Attu " began an availability and was ready to sail once again on the 20th . The ship reached Pearl Harbor on the 27th and began gunnery exercises and flight operations off Oahu . On 1 February , the vessel sailed for Eniwetok . After pausing there briefly on the 10th , she moved on to Ulithi . The ship departed the atoll on 16 February to rendezvous with ships of Task Force 50 ( TF 50 ) . " Attu " was assigned the role of supplying replacement aircraft and pilots to the fast carrier task forces operating in the forward area . After discharging her cargo to the carriers , " Attu " sailed to Guam for replenishment . The escort carrier continued her logistics support role for the carrier forces through early July . At that time , " Attu " returned to San Diego for repairs . On 24 July , the ship sailed back to the Pacific theater of operations . " Attu " was steaming in a fueling area south of the Japanese home islands when word of Japan ’ s capitulation arrived . Post - War . The carrier sailed back to the west coast on 11 November and , on the 25th , began her participation in Operation Magic Carpet . In this capacity , " Attu " made voyages to numerous points in the Pacific . She steamed over 38 , 000 miles and returned over 4 , 000 service men to the United States . In May 1946 , " Attu " was slated for disposal . The escort carrier sailed to Norfolk , Virginia , via the Panama Canal and Jacksonville , Fla . " Attu " decommissioned at Norfolk on 8 June 1946 , and her name was struck from the Navy list on 3 July 1946 . She was sold on 3 January 1947 . Awards . " Attu " earned two battle star s for her World War II service .