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for landing on the east coast of Korea at Wonsan. She sailed as part of TG 90.2 and arrived in Wonsan on 25 October. She unloaded her passengers and proceeded to Moji, Japan, arriving there on 31 October. There, she took on men of the 2nd Infantry Division for transportation to Wonsan. Following
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and proceeded to sea on 13 August for the landings in southern France. On the morning of 15 August, her crew commenced discharging her cargo and sending it to the beaches. The next day, after finishing the delivery of cargo, she received casualties on board and embarked 13 German
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and Pearl Harbor. The vessel arrived at San Francisco on 13 May and began offloading ammunition and fuel. Two days later, she entered drydock for repairs and overhaul. She got underway again on 10 July for shakedown along the California coast. On 4 August,
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got underway again on 16 January 1946 and resumed operations between the west coast and various ports in the Far East and the Pacific. AKA 53 made two trips to the Pribiloff Islands bringing back to Seattle
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pelts and products for a Fouck Fur Company of Saint Louis. In 1947 she made a trip to the Philippines, Japan and China. Subic Bay, Yokuska, Shanghai, Tsingtao were visited but a scheduled visit to
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got underway for a brief period of trials and exercises in Chesapeake Bay. The ship returned to Norfolk on 11 December, took on cargo, and got underway on 18 December. She transited the
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left San Francisco to return to Pearl Harbor, where she arrived a week later and immediately began discharging her cargo. She was still in Hawaii when hostilities ended on 15 August.
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left France on 29 June to return to England and arrived in Plymouth on 1 July. On 5 July, the ship was ordered to sail as a part of Task Group 120.6, which was bound for the
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then shuttled personnel and equipment between Japan, various other Pacific islands, and took part in "Magic Carpet" operations, returning veterans to the United States.
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hit the starboard side; and, almost simultaneously, a bomb exploded on her port side. Fires broke out, and the ship began listing slightly to port.
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continued making trips from Naples and Oran to points along the southern coast of France. On 25 October, she sailed from Oran westward through the
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was formed on 1 October 1949, she was one of a group of attack cargo ships selected for service in the new organization. At the outbreak of the
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on 1 September 1961. She arrived at Norfolk on 1 December 1961 and became a unit of Amphibious Squadron 6, Atlantic Fleet.
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The attack cargo ship was then ordered to report back to the United States. She left Japan on 27 November accompanying the
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On 1 June 1944, she was designated as First Army's headquarters ship. On 6 June, she steamed from Plymouth across the
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held shakedown in the Caribbean and spent the remainder of her career conducting various training exercises in the
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on 18 January 1951 to onload cargo and personnel for transportation to the Aleutians. After unloading at
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from 17 to 19 January, the cargo ship began loading cargo on 12 February and put to sea on 18 February.
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on 1 April; and finally arrived at Norfolk on 3 April. The ship was assigned to the Amphibious Force,
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and proceeded to anchor off Hagushi beach, where temporary repairs began. On the morning of 3 April,
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collided with her during a storm. As a result of the damage she sustained in the accident,
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on 1 April to support the seizure of that key island. At 0043 the next day, a Japanese
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personnel for transportation to Britain travelling with Convoy CU-18. She arrived at
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set course for Norfolk. She transited the Panama Canal on 26 March; paused at
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returned to England. After a three-day respite in Plymouth, the ship moved to
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was again placed out of commission on 1 July 1963 and transferred to the
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By 0100, the fires were out and the list had been corrected. At 1525,
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After American forces had liberated the territory near Inchon and
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and Pearl Harbor before reaching San Francisco on 17 December.
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She served as a commissioned ship for 19 years and 5 months.
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until 19 April, when she sailed for the United States via
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to pick up cargo to be returned to Seattle. On 17 March,
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fighting between the Nationals and the Communists in 1947
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on 8 November and underwent repairs and overhaul at the
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this mission, she returned to Yokosuka on 20 November.
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was decommissioned, placed in reserve, and berthed at
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Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Kearny, NJ
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She arrived at 77:Learn how and when to remove this message 807:This article incorporates text from the 693:Following a short availability period, 650:, to support nearby ground operations. 196:Transferred to Spain; scrapped in 1982 88: 488:on Christmas Day 1944 and arrived at 233:459 ft 2 in (139.95 m) 112: 7: 682:– both of which had been damaged by 359:Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. 16:Cargo ship of the United States Navy 788:service and three battle stars for 620:Military Sea Transportation Service 330:it was the command post of General 2190:Andromeda-class attack cargo ships 249:26 ft 4 in (8.03 m) 14: 2195:Ships built in Kearny, New Jersey 748:was placed back in commission at 741:Later service and decommissioning 581:, Washington. One week later, SS 495:Following tactical maneuvers off 1208: 1173: 906: 800: 774:(TA-21) until scrapped in 1982. 353:contract on 6 September 1943 at 114: 92: 23: 630:was completing overhaul at the 323:during World War II and after. 705:, she visited Adak, Whittier, 538:transferred her casualties to 389:. On 13 March, she arrived at 1: 816:. 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Achernar
Eridanus
Andromeda-class
attack cargo ship
knots
5"/38 caliber gun
40 mm Bofors guns
Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
Andromeda-class
attack cargo ship
United States Navy
invasion of Normandy
Omar Bradley
US First Army
Maritime Commission
Kearney, New Jersey
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.
Achernar
commissioned
New York Navy Yard
Chesapeake Bay
Staten Island

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