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USS Barnwell

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21: 36: 759: 1692: 641: 1792: 736: 1751: 631:, on 4 August 1982 she was withdrawn by the Navy from the Reserve Fleet for stripping and to be used as a target hulk. She was sunk as a target on 10 March 1986. 729: 651: 359:
The attack transport spent the rest of the month getting ready for her shakedown by holding drills and taking on supplies. On 30 January, she stood out of
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departed Guam with returning servicemen on the last day of October. Bound for San Francisco at first, she received orders diverting her to
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made that port on 12 November. For the remainder of 1945, she operated in coastwise service, visiting Seattle, Washington;
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to unload part of her cargo and to disembark some of her passengers, before delivering the remainder of both to
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contract (MC hull 48); launched on 30 September 1944; and sponsored by Mrs. M. L. Rhodes; fitted out at
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on the 14th and, while disembarking the rest of her troops there, received word of the
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on 29 March and spent April conducting amphibious training in the islands.
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was decommissioned on 1 February 1947. Her name was struck from the
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on Samar and Tacloban on Leyte, the attack transport sailed for the
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made one more troop lift for the Army, a round-trip voyage from
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World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
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on 1 October 1958. On 12 May 1959 she was berthed with the
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for a three-week post-shakedown availability. On 21 March,
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to Lingayan and back, in October. Then, after touching at
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embarked over 1,800 troops and took on a cargo of 15,000
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where she embarked passengers and loaded cargo bound for
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Early in May, troops and cargo filled her spaces, and
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from 1945 to 1947. She was sunk as a target in 1986.
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1688: 1614: 772: 755: 501:, she took on more cargo and embarked part of a 477:. After delivering passengers and mail to both 730: 675:"RESERVE FLEET – SHIP PARTICULARS – Barnwell" 8: 652:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 769: 737: 723: 715: 646:This article incorporates text from the 663: 356:; and commissioned on 19 January 1945. 336:. She was laid down on 25 July 1944 at 288:late armament, add 1 × 40mm quad mount 186:, 1 × propeller, designed 8,500  15: 402:on the 8th. She first stopped in the 32: 7: 669: 667: 503:Construction Battalion (or "Seabee") 182:1 × geared turbine, 2 × header-type 591:soon thereafter on her way to the 418:where she took troops on board at 14: 1690: 757: 639: 454:before starting voyage repairs. 34: 19: 1788:Barnwell County, South Carolina 1783:Haskell-class attack transports 555:on 30 October. Assigned to the 334:Barnwell County, South Carolina 121:Sunk as a target, 10 March 1986 62:Barnwell County, South Carolina 625:National Defense Reserve Fleet 332:design type and was named for 150:6,873 tons (lt), 14,837 t (fl) 1: 655:. The entry can be found 342:California Shipbuilding Corp. 442:and then headed back to the 244:86 officers, 1,475 enlisted 202:(31 km/h; 20 mph) 1819: 1778:Ships built in Los Angeles 485:on 10 August. She reached 457:At the work's conclusion, 414:. Next, she sailed to the 1747: 1721: 551:sailed to Guam, entering 260:56 officers, 480 enlisted 250:150,000 cu ft, 2,900 tons 125: 27: 18: 749:-class attack transports 695:"USS Barnwell (LPA-132)" 525:. She then set sail for 523:occupation duty in Japan 158:455 ft (139 m) 621:Maritime Administration 521:medical unit bound for 465:. Underway on 14 July, 446:, carrying sailors and 126:General characteristics 72:California Shipbuilding 338:Wilmington, California 272:5"/38 dual-purpose gun 166:62 ft (19 m) 617:James River, Virginia 607:on 12 November 1946, 603:Placed in reserve at 559:fleet on 23 October, 328:was of the VC2-S-AP5 174:24 ft (7 m) 567:while en route, and 438:to the boat pool at 426:. After stopping at 313:in service with the 207:Boats & landing 595:to be deactivated. 363:and set course for 350:Oakland, California 346:Maritime Commission 871:Marvin H. McIntyre 765:United States Navy 619:contingent of the 517:, she embarked an 473:and Ulithi to the 354:Moore Dry Dock Co. 315:United States Navy 1760: 1759: 1728:Frederick Funston 1684: 1683: 1621:APA-181 — APA-186 605:Norfolk, Virginia 529:on 20 September. 483:Admiralty Islands 406:then moved on to 375:got underway for 361:San Francisco Bay 294: 293: 89:30 September 1944 1810: 1696: 1694: 1693: 770: 763: 761: 760: 739: 732: 725: 716: 710: 709: 707: 705: 691: 685: 684: 682: 681: 671: 643: 642: 573:Portland, Oregon 416:Caroline Islands 404:Marshall Islands 398:for the central 311:attack transport 141:attack transport 42: 39: 38: 37: 23: 16: 1818: 1817: 1813: 1812: 1811: 1809: 1808: 1807: 1763: 1762: 1761: 1756: 1743: 1717: 1691: 1689: 1680: 1610: 758: 756: 751: 743: 713: 703: 701: 693: 692: 688: 679: 677: 673: 672: 665: 640: 637: 601: 579:American Legion 434:transferred 23 422:for passage to 369:Terminal Island 323: 208: 190:(6,338 kW) 105:1 February 1947 97:19 January 1945 40: 35: 33: 12: 11: 5: 1816: 1814: 1806: 1805: 1800: 1795: 1790: 1785: 1780: 1775: 1765: 1764: 1758: 1757: 1755: 1754: 1748: 1745: 1744: 1742: 1741: 1732: 1722: 1719: 1718: 1716: 1715: 1702: 1700: 1686: 1685: 1682: 1681: 1679: 1678: 1671: 1664: 1657: 1650: 1643: 1636: 1629: 1622: 1618: 1616: 1612: 1611: 1609: 1608: 1601: 1594: 1587: 1580: 1573: 1566: 1559: 1552: 1545: 1538: 1531: 1524: 1517: 1510: 1503: 1496: 1489: 1482: 1475: 1468: 1461: 1454: 1447: 1440: 1433: 1426: 1419: 1412: 1405: 1398: 1391: 1384: 1377: 1370: 1367:Range Sentinel 1357: 1350: 1343: 1336: 1329: 1322: 1315: 1308: 1301: 1294: 1287: 1280: 1273: 1266: 1259: 1252: 1245: 1238: 1231: 1224: 1217: 1210: 1203: 1196: 1189: 1182: 1175: 1168: 1161: 1154: 1147: 1140: 1133: 1126: 1119: 1112: 1105: 1098: 1091: 1084: 1077: 1070: 1063: 1056: 1049: 1042: 1035: 1028: 1021: 1014: 1007: 1000: 993: 986: 979: 972: 965: 958: 951: 944: 937: 930: 923: 916: 909: 902: 895: 888: 881: 874: 861: 854: 847: 840: 833: 826: 819: 812: 805: 798: 791: 784: 776: 774: 767: 753: 752: 744: 742: 741: 734: 727: 719: 712: 711: 686: 662: 636: 633: 600: 597: 581: (APA-17) 557:"Magic Carpet" 507:Espiritu Santo 469:proceeded via 383:. 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Index


Barnwell County, South Carolina
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
Barnwell County, South Carolina
Wilmington, California
California Shipbuilding Corp.
Maritime Commission
Oakland, California
Moore Dry Dock Co.
San Francisco Bay
San Pedro
Terminal Island
San Diego
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor

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