USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) - in Pop Culture

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Badoeng Strait and its role in the early days of the Korean War was a featured setting in the novel Retreat, Hell by W.E.B. Griffin, book ten of The Corps series.

Just before being scrapped in 1972, Badoeng Strait was used in filming the final scenes of the movie Magnum Force.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

Commencement Bay-class escort carrier
  • Commencement Bay
  • Block Island
  • Gilbert Islands
  • Kula Gulf
  • Cape Gloucester
  • Salerno Bay
  • Vella Gulf
  • Siboney
  • Puget Sound
  • Rendova
  • Bairoko
  • Badoeng Strait
  • Saidor
  • Sicily
  • Point Cruz
  • Mindoro
  • Rabaul
  • Palau
  • Tinian
  • Lingayen
  • Okinawa
  • Preceded by: Casablanca class
  • Followed by: None
List of escort aircraft carriers of the United States Navy

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