>From the “Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships,” 

(1976) Vol. 6, p.9.





RABAUL



CVE-121

Displacement:  11,373 t.

Length:  557’1”

Beam:  75’

Extreme Width:  105’2”

Draft:  32’

Speed:  19 k.

Complement:  1,066

Armament:  2 5”; 36 40mm

Class:  COMMENCEMENT BAY



	RABAUL (CVE-121) was laid down 2 January 1945 by Todd 

Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Tacoma, Wash.; launched 14 June 

1945; sponsored by Mrs. Henry A. Schade; completed by the 

Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oreg.; and delivered to the 

Navy, 30 August 1946.



	Accepted by Commander, 19th Fleet (Pacific Reserve 

Fleet), RABAUL was berthed at Tacoma.  Reclassified CVHE-121 

in June 1955, she was transferred to the San Diego Group, 

Pacific Reserve Fleet in June 1958 and reclassified AKV-21 

in May of the following year.  She remained in reserve at 

San Diego until 1 September 1971 when she was struck from 

the Navy list.  RABAUL was sold to the Nicholai Joffe Corp. 

of Beverly Hills, Calif., for scrapping.





Transcribed by Michael Hansen

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