USS Windham Bay (CVE-92) was an Casablanca class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1129) on 5 January 1944 at Vancouver, Washington, by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Co.; launched on 29 March 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Henry M. Cooper; and commissioned on 3 May 1944, Captain Charles W. Oexle in command.

Caption: Three-quarter aerial view of Windham Bay (T-CVU-92), circa 1958, with a deckload of what appears to be Republic F-84 Thunderjets on the flight deck, forward. Note that the ship retains the 5″/38 mount on the centerline at the fantail, and what appears to be a few 20-millimeter mounts; also note the protective “igloos” covering the four 40-millimeter twin Bofors mounts, aft. (National Archives Photograph, 80-G-1046213, National Archives and Records Administration, Still Pictures Branch, College Park, Md.)

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