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USS Bandera

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23: 38: 613: 1546: 515: 1646: 22: 590: 1605: 420:, for upkeep. At the end of June, she embarked troops and cargo and began another voyage to Pearl Harbor where she resumed ferry service between the islands. 583: 525: 1636: 1580: 576: 350:; launched on 6 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Elmer P. Abernethy; acquired by the Navy on 5 December 1944; and commissioned on 6 December 1944. 530: 437: 397:. She carried reinforcement troops and supplies on her outbound journeys and returned wounded men during her voyages back to Pearl Harbor. 1631: 347: 73: 1589: 354: 723: 717: 279: 1641: 599: 490: 470: 306: 136: 486: 842: 362: 696: 454:
arrived in San Francisco on 15 February 1946, disembarked her contingent of returning troops, and then sailed for
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the next day, the 9th, she began a busy schedule of shuttling troops and cargo between Pearl Harbor and the
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was decommissioned on 7 May 1946, returned to the Maritime Commission, and placed in the
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from 3 April to 31 May, she never participated in any landing operations. She left the
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was withdrawn from the Reserve Fleet as part of a Repair Program, GAA-
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troops whom she disembarked at San Francisco before continuing on to
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World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
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in the Caroline Islands when she received news of the
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participated in tactical and amphibious training off
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List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships
1542: 1468: 626: 609: 373:to load cargo and embark passengers for passage to 377:. She stood out to sea on 1 February and reached 553:"RESERVE FLEET DIVISION - VESSEL DATA - Bandera" 584: 319:from 1944 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1974. 8: 526:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 623: 591: 577: 569: 477:on the 14th. Her name was struck from the 436:, in October before being assigned to the 342:contract (MCV hull 47) on 23 July 1944 at 520:This article incorporates text from the 381:exactly a week later. After shifting to 537: 448:, China, in January and February 1946. 290:late armament, add 1 × 40mm quad mount 188:, 1 × propeller, designed 8,500  17: 34: 7: 547: 545: 543: 541: 497:191,799.80, to be scrapped. At 0900 444:for discharge. She made one trip to 440:fleet that returned veterans to the 184:1 × geared turbine, 2 × header-type 348:California Shipbuilding Corporation 14: 1544: 611: 513: 36: 21: 1637:Haskell-class attack transports 123:Sold for scrap, 23 January 1974 491:Consolidated Steel Corporation 471:National Defense Reserve Fleet 334:design type and was named for 152:6,873 tons (lt), 14,837 t (fl) 1: 529:. The entry can be found 338:. She was laid down under a 363:Terminal Island, California 357:and amphibious training at 246:86 officers, 1,475 enlisted 204:(31 km/h; 20 mph) 1673: 1632:Ships built in Los Angeles 1601: 1575: 262:56 officers, 480 enlisted 252:150,000 cu ft, 2,900 tons 127: 29: 20: 603:-class attack transports 353:Following shakedown off 160:455 ft (139 m) 128:General characteristics 74:California Shipbuilding 344:Wilmington, California 274:5"/38 dual-purpose gun 168:62 ft (19 m) 1642:Bandera County, Texas 430:Japanese capitulation 336:Bandera County, Texas 330:was of the VC2-S-AP5 176:24 ft (7 m) 64:Bandera County, Texas 481:on 21 May. In 1955 412:on 19 June carrying 365:On 28 January 1945, 315:in service with the 209:Boats & landing 418:Everett, Washington 340:Maritime Commission 725:Marvin H. McIntyre 619:United States Navy 317:United States Navy 1614: 1613: 1582:Frederick Funston 1538: 1537: 1475:APA-181 — APA-186 456:Norfolk, Virginia 432:. She steamed to 410:Southwest Pacific 296: 295: 1664: 1550: 1548: 1547: 624: 617: 615: 614: 593: 586: 579: 570: 564: 563: 561: 559: 549: 517: 516: 313:attack transport 143:attack transport 44: 41: 40: 39: 25: 18: 1672: 1671: 1667: 1666: 1665: 1663: 1662: 1661: 1617: 1616: 1615: 1610: 1597: 1571: 1545: 1543: 1534: 1464: 612: 610: 605: 597: 567: 557: 555: 551: 550: 539: 514: 511: 464: 395:Mariana Islands 325: 210: 192:(6,338 kW) 99:6 December 1944 42: 37: 35: 12: 11: 5: 1670: 1668: 1660: 1659: 1654: 1649: 1644: 1639: 1634: 1629: 1619: 1618: 1612: 1611: 1609: 1608: 1602: 1599: 1598: 1596: 1595: 1586: 1576: 1573: 1572: 1570: 1569: 1556: 1554: 1540: 1539: 1536: 1535: 1533: 1532: 1525: 1518: 1511: 1504: 1497: 1490: 1483: 1476: 1472: 1470: 1466: 1465: 1463: 1462: 1455: 1448: 1441: 1434: 1427: 1420: 1413: 1406: 1399: 1392: 1385: 1378: 1371: 1364: 1357: 1350: 1343: 1336: 1329: 1322: 1315: 1308: 1301: 1294: 1287: 1280: 1273: 1266: 1259: 1252: 1245: 1238: 1231: 1224: 1221:Range Sentinel 1211: 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Retrieved 528: 519: 512: 482: 466: 465: 451: 450: 421: 401: 399: 383:Pearl Harbor 366: 352: 332:Victory ship 327: 326: 307: 300: 298: 297: 284:10 × single 249: 243: 149:Displacement 137: 96:Commissioned 83:23 July 1944 53: 15: 1652:Troop ships 1591:Paul Revere 1529:Mecklenburg 1403:Saint Croix 984:Fond du Lac 475:James River 369:sailed for 115:21 May 1946 1657:1944 ships 1621:Categories 1389:Rockingham 1382:Rockbridge 1201:Meriwether 1075:Lauderdale 816:Clearfield 809:Buckingham 795:Broadwater 698:St. Mary's 558:6 November 509:References 259:Complement 181:Propulsion 107:7 May 1946 1487:Hempstead 1469:Cancelled 1431:Bottineau 1424:Bollinger 1277:Mountrail 1242:Talladega 1215:Sherburne 1166:McCracken 1061:Kingsbury 1019:Granville 991:Freestone 977:Effingham 970:Edgecombe 802:Brookings 774:Botetourt 719:Arlington 705:Allendale 684:La Grange 649:Highlands 627:Completed 487:A.H. 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Index


Bandera County, Texas
California Shipbuilding
Haskell-class
attack transport
boilers
shp
knots
LCM
LCVP
LCPL
5"/38 dual-purpose gun
40mm guns
20mm guns
Haskell-class
attack transport
United States Navy
Victory ship
Bandera County, Texas
Maritime Commission
Wilmington, California
California Shipbuilding Corporation
San Pedro
San Diego
Terminal Island, California
San Francisco
Hawaii
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Marshall

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