The Snapshots in Time Collection
USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Typed Ship's History, Page 4 - Shakedown Cruise and Pacific Deployment
A page from the official wartime history of USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), recounting the escort carrier's 1945 shakedown cruise and ferry voyage across the Pacific, including a mid-ocean rendezvous with Fast Carrier Task Force 58 to resupply replacement aircraft ahead of strikes against Japanese-held territory. Project: 218457