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897:, Korea, where she arrived on 2 August. Upon completion of debarking operations, the cargo vessel reached Yokosuka on the 7th. The ship then passed under the control of Amphibious Group 1, was fitted out to receive special boats for amphibious operations, and conducted training exercises late in August in Chigasaki Bay off
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continued her role as a cargo supply ship. Among the islands she served during the next three months were
Eniwetok, Guam, and Okinawa. The ship reached Pearl Harbor on 3 December and discharged her cargo. On the 16th, she got underway for Seattle, Washington. On that same day, the ship also detached
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for transportation to Wonsan. The ship arrived in the Wonsan area on 14 November and, by the 17th, had completed discharging her passengers. She then paused briefly at
Yokohama for a four-day availability period before setting out for the west coast of the United States on 25 November. The vessel
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The vessel sailed on 26 January to waters off Luzon, disembarked her passengers on the 29th, and returned to Leyte Gulf on 1 February. During the next two months, the cargo ship remained in
Philippine waters replenishing supplies, assisting in unloading merchant ships, and carrying out training
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began operations along the east coast. In late
September, she transported marines from Morehead City to Vieques Island for amphibious training exercises. She returned to home port on 3 October and closed the year in an upkeep status. The cargo ship moved to
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operated along the west coast from March through July. On 21 July, the ship set out from San
Francisco, bound via Pearl Harbor for Guam, where she arrived on 7 August. During her stay at that island, the cargo ship became a part of the newly formed
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had difficulty unloading her cargo due to a shortage of boats and congestion on the beach itself. She finally completed the process on 3 August and retired toward
Eniwetok. The ship then sailed independently to Pearl Harbor where she embarked more
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set sail for Guam on 26 January 1950. She arrived back at San Diego on 27 March. After operations along the
California coast, the cargo ship shaped a course for Japan on 26 April. She visited Yokosuka and Yokohama in May and touched at
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entered the
Bethlehem Steel Co. repair yard at San Francisco on 2 June for two weeks of repair work. On the 16th, the ship set a course for Eniwetok and spent a fortnight in port there in early July before getting underway for Guam.
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began her last year of active duty, 1955, by picking up elements of the Fleet Marine Force at
Morehead City. On 7 January 1955, she left the east coast en route to the Mediterranean.
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left
California on 16 March 1951, bound for the east coast. She navigated the Panama Canal on 1 April and continued on to Norfolk, where she arrived on the 15th. The ship left the
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on 30 April to become a member of Amphibious Forces, Atlantic Fleet, and was assigned to TransDiv 23. She was involved in a series of local operations and training exercises at
479:, Leyte, and began lowering her boats at 0730. Despite enemy air harassment, the unloading proceeded so smoothly that the ship completed her work on the 23rd and headed back to
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The cargo ship discharged her passengers and their equipment in Japan and got underway for her return trip on the 16th. Brief layovers at San Francisco, California, and
801:. On 2 January 1948, the vessel began a series of trips carrying supplies and equipment to Guam from San Francisco. Four were completed between January and August 1948.
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The ship operated in the Norfolk area through 8 August, when she got underway for a cruise to Yokohama with a cargo of ammunition, air base equipment, and personnel of
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on the 9th, and unloaded her cargo. The ship then returned to Leyte to embark personnel for landings to be conducted in the San Felipe-San Narciso area of Luzon.
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left Barcelona on 14 May and shaped a course back to the United States. Upon her arrival at Norfolk on the 28th, the ship began a period of leave and upkeep.
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on the 28th, she was assigned to temporary Transport Division (TransDiv) 38 and began loading combat cargo and Army personnel scheduled to participate in the
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reached the Inchon area and loaded equipment and supplies for an upcoming amphibious operation. She departed Inchon on the 17th with TG 90.2, bound for
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reached that port on 3 October and made final preparations for the invasion of the Philippines. On 14 October, she sortied with TG 79.1 which entered
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820:, Japan; visited the ports of Shanghai and Tsingtao on the Chinese mainland; and touched at Guam before reporting back to San Francisco on 7 March 1949.
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during the Fourth of July holiday period highlighted the ship's summer. After a three-week layover in the Norfolk area during the Christmas holidays,
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to join Task Force 51 as a part of the Southern Transport Group. The combined forces sortied from that atoll on 17 July and arrived off Agat Beach,
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returned on the 26th to unload cargo and disembark troops, no enemy harassed her cargo operations, and she completed the mission on the 31st.
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delayed the start of the assault on Wonsan; and the task group was forced to retire along its approach route and wait. In the interim,
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arrived back in San Francisco on 7 August 1947 and spent five months there, interrupted only briefly late in November by a run to
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on 5 November, took part in an amphibious landing exercise on Onslow Beach on the 13th, and arrived back in Norfolk on the 18th.
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retraced her course to Japan and arrived at Moji on the island of Kyushu on 2 November. There, she began embarking troops of the
915:, on 2 September to take on equipment, supplies, and personnel of the 1st Marine Division. On the 11th, she got underway for the
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The Japanese struck back with numerous air attacks against Allied shipping in an attempt to ward off the assault. On 1 April, a
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and moved to Sasebo, Japan, on 9 October to top off her fuel tanks before getting underway later that same day for Inchon.
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troops and loaded their equipment before getting underway on 27 August for amphibious landing rehearsals at Lahaina Roads,
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on 2 June. There, she reported for duty to Commander, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet. The ship was ordered to return to
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finished the exercises and returned to Manus on the 21st. On the last day of 1944, she sortied with TG 79.1 for the
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reached San Diego on 20 June but was ordered to replenish fuel and provisions and return to Hawaii. Upon her arrival at
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transited the Panama Canal on 15 December, reached San Francisco on 30 December, and closed the year there in upkeep.
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on 1 July to undergo pre-inactivation overhaul. The work was completed in early October, and the vessel proceeded to
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deck by the crash. The attack cargo ship completed her unloading on the 5th, withdrew from the area, and headed for
498:, to take on the personnel and material of the Army Air Service Command. She then rendezvoused with other ships off
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attack. However, intense antiaircraft fire caused the plane to burst into flames, and it splashed close aboard
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resumed operations on 18 April and headed down the east coast toward the Caribbean for refresher training at
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on 15 September and began unloading operations which continued until the 21st. Touching at Kobe on the 24th,
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forces moving north captured Wonsan and obviated the need for an assault landing. Thus when
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and Vieques, Puerto Rico, for landing operations and, upon her return, entered the
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arrived at Vieques on 1 October. During the cruise, were also made port calls at
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sailed for the Caribbean from Norfolk on 6 May. She visited Guantánamo Bay and
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ports on 22 November. Among her ports of call were Guam; Pearl Harbor;
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to serve as an amphibious training ship, and she set a course for the
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earned five battle stars for her World War II service, and as USNS
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got underway on 4 January 1953 for amphibious landing exercises at
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for an availability. She then operated in the area of Norfolk and
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engaged in various exercises off the eastern seaboard and in
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commenced her second Mediterranean tour. Her first stop was
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touched at Port Everglades and took on board elements of
743:. She departed Japanese waters on 7 August bound for the
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reached Seattle on 23 December and prepared to enter the
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joined the others in firing on the enemy intruders. One "
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helped to fight off the attack. She continued on toward
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and got underway on the 16th for training exercises in
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rescued a badly burned soldier who had been blown off
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on 13 May, and the other a few days later with oiler
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which was anchored some 400 yards (370 m) away.
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972:After three months of local operations and upkeep,
330:(AKA-55) was laid down on 29 October 1943 under a
1046:, on 24 January. She then made a short trip to
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1287:Decommissioning and scrapping, 1955–1978
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424:Landing operations began early that morning.
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919:. The vessel entered the transport area off
1398:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
1334:three battle stars for Korean War service.
1310:on 1 July 1960. She was transferred to the
1263:and Phaleron Bay, Greece; Suda Bay, Crete;
563:on 1 December. She embarked members of the
544:left Tanauan to return to Seeadler Harbor.
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988:cruise. The ship replenished ships of the
731:In May 1946, the ship was assigned to the
703:, on the 14th. Here, she received word of
547:On 28 November, the cargo ship sailed for
1175:before reversing course back to Norfolk.
649:. She then proceeded via Pearl Harbor to
1392:This article incorporates text from the
1011:Her next mission sent the cargo ship to
509:The task unit arrived in the waters off
346:at Brooklyn, New York, on 1 April 1944.
85:Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
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927:embarked supplies and equipment of the
715:from Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet.
969:reached San Francisco on 11 December.
854:waters on 10 November, and touched at
816:; delivered supplies at Subic Bay and
513:, Leyte, on the 118th and underwent a
486:Getting underway again on 7 November,
340:Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.
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1062:allies. She later made port calls at
413:. On 1 July, the vessel set sail for
218:459 ft 2 in (139.95 m)
210:14,200 long tons (14,428 t) full
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16:Cargo ship of the United States Navy
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978:Military Sea Transportation Service
829:Military Sea Transportation Service
475:anchored in the transport area off
457:, the forward staging area for the
2766:Andromeda-class attack cargo ships
1156:Upon completion of the yard work,
759:. After touching back at Norfolk,
727:Inter-war service, 1946–1950
234:26 ft 4 in (8.03 m)
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2771:Ships built in Kearny, New Jersey
1179:Post-war service, 1953–1955
614:exercises in preparation for the
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309:. She was named after the star
171:Sold for scrap, 16 February 1978
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745:east coast of the United States
397:west coast of the United States
246:(30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
1294:got underway in late June for
1031:, Trinidad. The ship left the
891:1st Provisional Marine Brigade
723:for an extended availability.
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577:assault on Luzon, Philippines
355:World War II, 1944–1945
295:(nicknamed "Johnny") was an
1300:Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
877:Korean War, 1950–1953
767:, California, on the 30th.
751:on 2 September and reached
747:. The vessel transited the
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1381:The Story of the Mighty Al
1209:For the duration of 1954,
1187:. She touched en route at
773:commenced another tour of
721:Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
710:After the end of the war,
334:contract (MC hull 209) at
134:(T-AKA-55), 1 October 1949
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917:invasion of Inchon, Korea
582:The ships passed through
517:air attack that morning.
359:After fitting out at the
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1204:Marine Aircraft Group 32
1185:Marine Aircraft Group 11
1143:Maryland Drydock Company
831:and was reclassified as
757:Davisville, Rhode Island
659:Lake Washington Shipyard
657:, where she entered the
1312:Maritime Administration
1271:, France; Porto Scudo,
1038:In early January 1952,
733:Naval Transport Service
176:General characteristics
1219:Norfolk Naval Shipyard
594:Seas, and entered the
565:37th Infantry Division
305:in the service of the
226:63 ft (19 m)
161:3 battle stars (Korea)
2491:Sovereign of the Seas
2181:Herald of the Morning
1115:Boston Naval Shipyard
966:3rd Infantry Division
856:Port-au-Prince, Haiti
266:5-inch/38-caliber gun
73:in the constellation
2663:Wings of the Morning
1125:Guantánamo Bay, Cuba
1056:Operation Grand Slam
1025:Bridgetown, Barbados
850:area but sailed for
705:Japan's capitulation
663:Houghton, Washington
30:USS Alshain (AKA-55)
2302:Monarch of the Seas
1101:waters. A visit to
933:Marine Air Group 33
929:1st Marine Division
810:Chinese Nationalist
672:, and proceeded to
616:invasion of Okinawa
561:Empress Augusta Bay
437:. On 15 September,
332:Maritime Commission
1888:Type C2-S-B1 ships
1490:United States Navy
1427:Military.com: USS
1298:. She entered the
1196:Balboa, Canal Zone
670:Tacoma, Washington
447:Leyte, Philippines
367:. She entered the
361:New York Navy Yard
336:Kearny, New Jersey
307:United States Navy
89:Kearny, New Jersey
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2064:Crest of the Wave
1987:Belle of the West
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765:Terminal Island
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596:South China Sea
557:Solomon Islands
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142:1 July 1960
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1308:Navy List
1255:, Italy;
1147:Baltimore
1033:Caribbean
990:6th Fleet
852:Caribbean
799:San Diego
781:, Japan;
569:Huon Gulf
492:Hollandia
483:, Manus.
393:San Diego
338:, by the
298:Andromeda
271:4 Ă— twin
186:Andromeda
95:Laid down
69:The star
2572:War Hawk
2550:Twilight
2542:Twilight
2513:Spitfire
2505:Spitfire
2386:Oriental
2330:Muliphen
2309:Montague
2295:Mischief
2237:Mandarin
2141:Gauntlet
2078:Defiance
1980:Asterion
1973:Argonaut
1959:Aquarius
1903:Achernar
1822:Arcturus
1806:Achernar
1801:Castilla
1727:Sedgwick
1618:Muliphen
1611:Montague
1534:Aquarius
1506:Achernar
1273:Sardinia
1215:San Juan
1151:Maryland
1137:Niobrara
1048:Suda Bay
818:Yokohama
787:Shanghai
783:Tsingtao
779:Yokosuka
639:Alpine's
627:kamikaze
588:Mindanao
527:strafing
523:A6M Zero
515:Japanese
415:Eniwetok
293:(AKA-55)
259:Armament
139:Stricken
103:Launched
66:Namesake
2677:Wyandot
2670:Winston
2614:Whitley
2558:Typhoon
2521:Theenim
2484:Sheliak
2442:Rolette
2407:Rainbow
2393:Pampero
2265:Merrick
2258:Mathews
2230:Lookout
2195:Hotspur
2106:Flyaway
2057:Coringa
2036:Cepheus
1931:Alshain
1895:C2-S-B1
1831:Artemis
1773:Whitley
1702:Wyandot
1695:Winston
1688:Whitley
1674:Warrick
1646:Theenim
1639:Sheliak
1632:Rolette
1604:Merrick
1597:Mathews
1562:Cepheus
1520:Alshain
1429:Alshain
1421:Alshain
1419:of USS
1354:Alshain
1332:Alshain
1328:Alshain
1292:Alshain
1281:Alshain
1245:Algeria
1237:Alshain
1233:Alshain
1211:Alshain
1200:Alshain
1169:Alshain
1158:Alshain
1121:Alshain
1111:Vieques
1107:Alshain
1095:Alshain
1068:Palermo
1040:Alshain
1021:Alshain
1006:Norfolk
1002:Morocco
974:Alshain
962:Alshain
956:Alshain
940:Alshain
925:Alshain
909:Alshain
887:Alshain
885:caused
866:Alshain
860:Alshain
835:Alshain
824:Alshain
814:Formosa
806:Alshain
795:Alshain
771:Alshain
761:Alshain
753:Norfolk
737:Pacific
717:Alshain
712:Alshain
685:Alshain
678:Alshain
651:Seattle
635:Alshain
620:Okinawa
600:Alshain
573:Alshain
542:Alshain
519:Alshain
511:Tanauan
488:Alshain
473:Alshain
465:Alshain
439:Alshain
426:Alshain
403:Alshain
377:Alshain
328:Alshain
315:in the
312:Alshain
291:Alshain
132:Alshain
81:Builder
71:Alshain
60:Alshain
36:History
2684:Yancey
2544:(1942)
2528:Thuban
2507:(1943)
2288:Meteor
2274:(1942)
2085:Diphda
1966:Archer
1789:
1754:
1709:Yancey
1660:Uvalde
1653:Thuban
1576:Diphda
1487:
1390:
1322:Awards
1275:; and
1265:Cannes
1261:Athens
1253:Naples
1163:Boston
1086:; and
1080:Greece
1027:, and
944:Wonsan
921:Inchon
899:Honshū
697:Nouméa
689:Tulagi
631:Alpine
586:, the
536:Alpine
321:Aquila
300:-class
215:Length
188:-class
149:awards
75:Aquila
2565:Virgo
2535:Titan
2050:Comet
2043:Chara
1833:class
1824:class
1667:Virgo
1569:Chara
1541:Arneb
1513:Algol
1249:Genoa
1052:Crete
948:mines
903:Japan
895:Pusan
833:USNS
791:Samar
604:Luzon
477:Dulag
451:Manus
277:18 Ă—
268:mount
244:knots
242:16.5
239:Speed
231:Draft
130:USNS
1804:(ex-
1771:(ex-
1768:Etna
1403:here
1368:2011
1326:USS
1267:and
1251:and
1066:and
1060:NATO
931:and
785:and
647:Guam
592:Sulu
590:and
500:Biak
435:Maui
431:Army
419:Guam
289:USS
264:1 Ă—
223:Beam
197:Type
168:Fate
58:USS
55:Name
2223:Leo
1583:Leo
1145:of
992:at
529:or
443:Yap
254:392
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