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USS Fallon

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from 5 January 1946 to 16 February, and then at Pearl Harbor, she was prepared for use as a target ship in
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Decommissioned 20 September 1946, she was sunk off Kwajalein on 11 March 1948.
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turboelectric drive, 2 boilers, 2 propellers, Design shaft horsepower 6,000
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between 23 September and 29 October 1945, then made another voyage to the
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The attack transport carried servicemen eligible for discharge from
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carrying soldiers, and arrived at Pearl Harbor once more 9 August.
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World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
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List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships
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USS Fallon (APA-81)
San Francisco Bay
United States
Fallon County, Montana
Consolidated Steel
attack transport
Westinghouse
knots
5"/38 caliber
40mm gun
20mm
MCV
Gilliam-class
attack transport
US Navy
World War II
Montana
Consolidated Steel
Wilmington, California
San Pedro
Pearl Harbor
Marshalls
Marianas
Gilberts
garrison
west coast
Honolulu
Eniwetok
Sasebo

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