USS Munda - CVE-104 (Escort Carrier)

USS Munda (CVE-104), the final member of the Casablanca-class escort carriers built during World War II, was named after the Battle of Munda Point. Launched in May 1944 and commissioned in July, she primarily served as an aircraft transport and replenishment escort carrier in the Pacific Theater. After the war, she participated in Operation Magic Carpet, repatriating U.S. forces. She was decommissioned in April 1946 and sold for scrapping in June 1960. With a prefabricated design for mass production, she measured 512 feet in length, had a maximum speed of 19 knots, and featured significant anti-aircraft armament. Munda received one battle star for her World War II service.