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1202:World War II auxiliary ships of the United States
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290:six days later; and commissioned 12 March 1941.
772:(2 Taiwan Straits, 32 Quemoy-Matsu, 11 Vietnam)
547:, as it carries out its assignment to keep the
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342:arrived in Pearl Harbor three days before the
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19:For other ships with the same name, see
1197:Type C2 ships of the United States Navy
1192:Castor-class general stores issue ships
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704:Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III
294:World War II Pacific Theatre operations
710:Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV
701:Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II
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506:Dead in the water during a bad storm
149:Sold for scrapping in September 1969
39:(AKS-1) at Sasebo, Japan, April 1967
16:Cargo ship of the United States Navy
1187:Merchant ships of the United States
792:Republic of Korea War Service Medal
787:Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
454:supplied occupation forces in the
438:attacks made of duty off Okinawa,
186:26 ft 5 in (8.05 m)
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1177:Ships built in Kearny, New Jersey
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586:. With the aid of search planes,
422:18 September for duty with famed
276:Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
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770:Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
680:Communist China Spring Offensive
410:, and after a brief overhaul at
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842:, Report of Pearl Harbor Attack
731:American Defense Campaign Medal
758:National Defense Service Medal
741:Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
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752:Navy Occupation Service Medal
478:Reactivated during Korean War
782:United Nations Service Medal
557:Operation Passage to Freedom
482:With the outbreak of war in
366:as the nerve center for the
698:Vietnamese Counteroffensive
270:(AKS-1) was launched as SS
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747:World War II Victory Medal
643:Military awards and honors
594:from Philippine President
567:Rescuing typhoon survivors
314:. In October, she carried
162:7,350 t.(lt) 13,910 t.(fl)
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362:to aid in the buildup of
336:San Francisco, California
254:general stores issue ship
197:, single shaft, 6,000 shp
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683:UN Summer-Fall Offensive
736:American Campaign Medal
668:Okinawa Gunto operation
402:Invasion forces support
358:carried cargo from the
354:Until 7 February 1942,
330:Strafed at Pearl Harbor
223:5 in (130 mm)
205:16 knots (30 km/h)
154:General characteristics
602:Vietnam War operations
514:astern 18 March 1952,
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178:63 ft (19 m)
776:Vietnam Service Medal
672:She received two for
527:On 9 September 1952,
523:Home port at Yokosuka
308:San Diego, California
764:Korean Service Medal
719:Combat Action Ribbon
707:Tet Counteroffensive
635:s decommissioning.
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256:commissioned by the
725:China Service Medal
446:End-of-war activity
412:Seattle, Washington
284:Maritime Commission
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318:reinforcements to
280:Kearny, New Jersey
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159:Displacement
117:30 June 1947
106:Commissioned
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1040:Sweepstakes
984:Nightingale
935:Flying Fish
689:Vietnam War
687:During the
384:New Zealand
324:Wake Island
316:U.S. Marine
306:arrived at
93:20 May 1939
1182:1939 ships
1166:Categories
1026:Stag Hound
991:Red Jacket
977:Mormacwren
970:Mormactern
963:Mormaclark
956:Mormachawk
949:Mormacgull
942:Mormacdove
799:References
727:(extended)
674:Korean War
561:Indo-China
553:Vietnamese
424:task force
398:invasion.
282:, under a
272:Challenger
210:Complement
191:Propulsion
122:In service
71:Challenger
21:USS Castor
1012:Sea Witch
998:Santa Ana
907:Challenge
676:service:
658:service:
622:USS
611:USS
537:Subic Bay
472:Hong Kong
298:Clearing
258:U.S. Navy
227:gun mount
85:not known
82:Laid down
1033:Surprise
533:Yokosuka
512:Yokosuka
510:Leaving
456:Far East
436:kamikaze
388:Funafuti
344:Japanese
218:Armament
138:Stricken
98:Acquired
90:Launched
1136:Acubens
618:Castor'
577:typhoon
468:Qingdao
432:Okinawa
244:(AKS-1)
229:, four
183:Draught
64:Ordered
45:History
1113:Pollux
1105:Pollux
1098:Castor
1084:Castor
840:Castor
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648:Castor
637:Pollux
630:Castor
624:Pollux
607:Castor
592:Castor
588:Castor
573:Castor
559:, off
549:Taiwan
529:Castor
516:Castor
496:Inchon
492:Sasebo
488:Castor
464:Saipan
452:Castor
440:Castor
428:Ulithi
416:Castor
382:, and
378:, the
374:, the
356:Castor
340:Castor
304:Castor
288:Castor
268:Castor
251:-class
249:Castor
246:was a
242:Castor
167:Length
69:as SS
37:Castor
1138:class
914:Comet
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500:Pusan
484:Korea
420:Manus
278:Co.,
202:Speed
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