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cleared Leyte Gulf on 6 October 1945, and as part of the preparation for the disarming the vessel, the armed guard dumped the ammo at sea on 8 October." Possibly, only the ammo on deck for the ship's gun battery was dumped at sea and the ammo carried as cargo was returned to Port
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began her first deployment, to waters off the west coast of Africa. She carried out several more operations during the next two years, and went to the
Mediterranean Sea in 1967. During the Six-Day War between Israel and several Arab nations, she was sent to collect
553:, and dumped ammunition at sea two days later. She arrived in San Francisco on 3 November 1945 and departed for the US east coast on 9 December 1945, reaching New York on Christmas Day, 1945. Her 5-inch, 3-inch, and 20-mm guns were removed there on 9 January 1946.
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Egyptian ship, although the reason for the attack has been disputed. USS Liberty would eventually be decommissioned some time after the attack, was sold for scrapping in 1973 as it had been damaged beyond feasible repair.
805:. In total, Israel gave close to $ 13 million (about $ 117 million in 2022) to the U.S. in compensation for the incident. This includes compensation to the families of those killed and wounded, and to cover damage of the ship.
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unloaded its cargo of ammunition in Port
Chicago. The official Navy account by Cressman seems to indicate that the cargo was dumped at sea: "With a cargo of ammunition,
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In 1967, Israeli air force and naval units attacked the research ship during the Six-Day War. Israel later apologized for the attack, stating it had mistaken
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once again entered the
National Defense Reserve Fleet, being berthed this time at Olympia, Washington, where she remained until 1963.
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by collecting and processing foreign communications and other electronic emissions of possible national defense interests. In June,
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is the US Navy's "most highly decorated ship ... for a single action". For the action with
Israeli forces, she was awarded the
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when they made the invasion into Japan." However, the US Sixth Fleet was based in the
Mediterranean during World War II. The
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signed the
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was severely damaged, with a 39-by-24-foot (11.9 m × 7.3 m) hole amidships and a twisted
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The Attack on the
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were based in the west Pacific area and both were tasked to participate in Operation Downfall.
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returned to the United States on 27 July 1967. She was decommissioned and stricken from the
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AG-168. On 1 April 1964, she was reclassified a Technical Research Ship (AGTR-5). She was
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Damaged beyond economical repair by Israeli attack in June 1967; sold for scrap in 1973
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Merchant Marine Survivors of World War II: Oral Histories of Cargo Carrying Under Fire
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Small United States and United Nations Warships in the Korean War, By Paul M. Edwards
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Morgan says, after leaving Port Chicago, she took supplies to Baltimore through the
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1393:"The 1960s: The Soviet Navy Challenges the US Sixth Fleet and the Royal Navy"
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Gillen, Michael (2015). "Harry A. Morgan: Walnuts and Bauxite for the War".
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on 17 July 1944, an event that occurred months before the ship was launched.
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departed Leyte Gulf on 6 October 1945, en route to the US West Coast via
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on 4 May 1945. The next day, she was transferred to the "Coastwise -
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National Security Agency (NSA) declassified documents on the USS
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As a result of the crew's heroic response to the Israeli attack,
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Korean War Educator, Merchant Marine, Accounts of the Korean War
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According to Morgan, the ship "had been equipped to supply the
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and given temporary repairs. After the repairs were completed,
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62 Merchant Marine and 28 US Naval Armed Guards as Victory ship
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for an Egyptian ship, as the incident occurred during the
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and converted her to a "Miscellaneous Auxiliary" ship at
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after being attacked by Israeli forces on 8 June 1967.
451:. Her keel was laid down on 23 February 1945, under a
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1365:. Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 4 June 1982. Archived from
531:arrived in the Philippines about six weeks before
1200:"US Navy History, Liberty III (AGTR-5) 1964-1970"
923:s crew are buried under a single headstone in a
684:of Portland. On 8 June, the vessel was renamed
3080:Cold War auxiliary ships of the United States
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1349:"History Channel: Israel attacks USS Liberty"
1259:. McFarland & Co. pp. 118, 119, 190.
1050:took on ammunition just two weeks before the
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777:was attacked and damaged by aircraft of the
1132:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
195:Localities named "Liberty" in ten US states
55:(AGTR-5) in Chesapeake Bay on 29 July 1967.
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2689:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1967
1363:"Christian Science Monitor, June 4, 1982"
984:, the other ship in her conversion class.
436:. She was originally built and served in
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1126:This article incorporates text from the
865:. Many of the names are from 8 June 1967
831:on 28 June 1968. She was laid up in the
511:, which was loaded at the San Francisco-
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1158:Marine Engineering and Shipping Review
811:After the attack, she was escorted to
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919:. The unidentified remains of six of
166:
65:
7:
1052:disastrous explosion at Port Chicago
27:Belmont-class electronic spying ship
1544:Photographic History of the US Navy
1435:"Spy Ship Brought in from the Cold"
1198:Cressman, Robert J. (29 May 2017).
903:s commanding officer, received the
578:Military Sea Transportation Service
375:M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun
278:7725 tons (light displacement)
881:(8 June 1967). Although President
339:358 officers and enlisted for USS
25:
1506:(AGTR-5) Division, Amityville, NY
1433:McAllister, Bill (15 June 1991).
496:detachment to operate the ship's
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1221:Colton, Tim (21 November 2009).
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1084:Morgan says, after the war, the
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839:to the Boston Metals Company of
707:, Washington, in December 1964.
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45:
3100:Ships built in Portland, Oregon
1156:(April 1944). "Victory Ships".
714:steamed from the West Coast to
457:Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation
966:National Defense Service Medal
769:off the northern coast of the
757:being assisted by Sixth Fleet
731:in the eastern Mediterranean.
566:National Defense Reserve Fleet
484:The ship was delivered to the
356:5 in (127 mm)/38 cal. gun
162:Transferred to US Navy in 1963
1:
1542:in NavSource Naval History's
1135:. The entry can be found
1019:Ennes, Jr., James M. (1979).
863:National Cryptologic Memorial
596:International radio call sign
515:area navy munitions depot at
363:3 in (76 mm)/50 cal. gun
915:, and over 200 who received
568:(being twice berthed in the
929:Arlington National Cemetery
507:was tasked with delivering
486:War Shipping Administration
108:War Shipping Administration
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3110:Maritime incidents in 1967
1502:US Naval Sea Cadet Corps:
892:Commander (later Captain)
879:Presidential Unit Citation
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701:Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
693:hull classification symbol
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1329:. NavSource Naval History
1023:. New York: Random House.
682:Willamette Iron and Steel
594:
564:carrier to stints in the
269:
129:Oregon Shipbuilding Corp.
60:
44:
1279:. Simon & Schuster.
877:(8-9 June 1967) and the
720:National Security Agency
294:18.9 m (62 ft)
286:139 m (456 ft)
32:List of ships named USS
1614:-class attack transport
1227:ShipbuildingHistory.com
988:Technical research ship
729:electronic intelligence
418:technical research ship
270:General characteristics
2451:Pass Christian Victory
2363:Jefferson City Victory
1484:Casualties of the USS
1021:Assault on The Liberty
866:
851:Awards and decorations
833:Atlantic Reserve Fleet
762:
672:In February 1963, the
3020:Sir Winston Churchill
2707:Sir Winston Churchill
2547:Virginia City Victory
1686:Port Chicago disaster
1630:-class telemetry ship
1622:-class telemetry ship
1595:List of Victory ships
1531:Naval Vessel Register
1275:Scott, James (2009).
1007:List of Victory ships
964:was also awarded the
858:
829:Naval Vessel Register
752:
490:Pacific Far East Line
430:Israel Defense Forces
302:7 m (23 ft)
118:Pacific Far East Line
3095:Signals intelligence
3090:Espionage techniques
3075:USS Liberty incident
2283:Cedar Rapids Victory
2227:Battle Creek Victory
2026:St. Lawrence Victory
1919:Northeastern Victory
1468:on 31 December 2008.
1229:. The Colton Company
1202:. United States Navy
1154:Babcock & Wilcox
875:Combat Action Ribbon
767:international waters
440:as a VC2-S-AP3 type
420:(i.e. an electronic
2531:Spartanburg Victory
2355:Hattiesburg Victory
2339:Gainesville Victory
2291:Clarksville Victory
2243:Blue Island Victory
2133:Philippines Victory
2036:Sank in private use
1962:Baton Rouge Victory
1693:Baton Rouge Victory
1440:The Washington Post
783:motor torpedo boats
580:. On 11 June 1958,
453:Maritime Commission
120:(during WW II only)
2571:Yugoslavia Victory
2523:South Bend Victory
2515:Santa ClaraVictory
2427:Occidental Victory
2411:Morgantown Victory
2387:Lindenwood Victory
2173:St. Albans Victory
2101:Luxembourg Victory
2077:Hagerstown Victory
2018:Morgantown Victory
1945:Damaged in service
1911:Middlebury Victory
1895:Georgetown Victory
1871:Clarksdale Victory
1836:Swarthmore Victory
1369:on 31 January 2013
867:
819:, by units of the
763:
710:In February 1965,
521:Operation Downfall
18:SS Simmons Victory
3085:Espionage devices
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3030:Leninsky Komsomol
2656:
2655:
2563:Woodstock Victory
2539:Villanova Victory
2483:Rock Hill Victory
2331:Frontenac Victory
2323:Flagstaff Victory
2299:Creighton Victory
2219:Attleboro Victory
2141:Rushville Victory
2053:Augustana Victory
2010:Frontenac Victory
1954:Attleboro Victory
1747:Damaged in action
1691:Attack on the SS
1409:978-1-6824-7121-0
1389:Wells, Anthony R.
1286:978-1-4165-5482-0
1034:Explanatory notes
959:
958:
894:William McGonagle
887:George H. W. Bush
883:Lyndon B. Johnson
779:Israeli Air Force
716:Norfolk, Virginia
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2491:Rockland Victory
2467:Plymouth Victory
2435:Ouachita Victory
2259:Bucknell Victory
2200:Seagoing cowboys
2189:U.S.S.R. Victory
2117:New Bern Victory
2085:Lewiston Victory
2061:Brainerd Victory
1978:Colombia Victory
1935:Quinault Victory
1887:Escanaba Victory
1772:Bucknell Victory
1653:American Victory
1635:List of Subtypes
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2507:Saginaw Victory
2499:Roswell Victory
2419:Norwalk Victory
2379:Lanaina Victory
2371:Lahaina Victory
2347:Harvard Victory
2315:Earlham Victory
2275:Carroll Victory
2251:Boulder Victory
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2157:Skagway Victory
2149:Rutland Victory
2093:Lincoln Victory
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1862:Sunk in service
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529:Simmons Victory
505:Simmons Victory
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475:Service history
448:Simmons Victory
358:as Victory ship
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85:Simmons Victory
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