USS Point Cruz

	USS Point Cruz (CVE-119), 25 June 1955
History
United States
Name	USS Point Cruz
Builder	Todd Pacific Shipyards
Laid down	4 December 1944
Launched	18 May 1945
Commissioned	16 October 1945
Decommissioned	30 June 1947
Stricken	15 September 1970
Recommissioned	26 July 1951
Decommissioned	31 August 1956
Reclassified	Cargo Ship and Aircraft Ferry, AKV-19, 17 May 1957
General characteristics
Class & type	Commencement Bay-class escort carrier
Displacement	21,397 long tons (21,740 t)
Length	557 ft 1 in (169.80 m) loa
Beam	75 ft (23 m)
Draft	32 ft (9.8 m)
Installed power	16,000 shp (12,000 kW); 4 × boilers;
Propulsion	2 × Steam turbines; 2 × screw propellers;
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement	1,066
Armament	2 × 5 in (127 mm) dual-purpose guns; 36 × 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors AA guns; 20 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon AA guns;
Aircraft carried	33
Aviation facilities	2 × aircraft catapults

USS Point Cruz was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. The Commencement Bay class were built during World War II, and were an improvement over the earlier Sangamon class, which were converted from oil tankers. They were capable of carrying an air group of 33 planes and were armed with an anti-aircraft battery of 5 in (127 mm), 40 mm (1.6 in), and 20 mm (0.8 in) guns. The ships were capable of a top speed of 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph), and due to their origin as tankers, had extensive fuel storage.

Originally named Trocadero Bay until 5 June 1944 when it was renamed after the Honiara suburb Point Cruz, which was the site of heavy fighting during the Guadalcanal campaign. She was laid down on 4 December 1944 by Todd Pacific Shipyards Incorporated, Tacoma, Washington; launched on 18 May 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Earl R. DeLong; and commissioned on 16 October 1945.