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from 13 to 29 January 1946, she voyaged to Pearl Harbor from 30 January to 8 February with returning veterans embarked.
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348:8 May on a troop transport voyage to the
541:This article incorporates text from the
1591:Ships involved in Operation Crossroads
471:during the next 3 months prepared for
373:to stage for the Allied occupation of
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274:Hull No. ?, hull type S4-SE2-BD1
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154:Sunk as target ship, 21 July 1948
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550:. The entry can be found
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181:4,247 tons (lt), 7,080 t.(fl)
312:was named after a county in
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1606:Maritime incidents in 1948
1601:Maritime incidents in 1946
1581:Ships built in Los Angeles
1576:Gasconade County, Missouri
87:Gasconade County, Missouri
27:U.S. Navy attack transport
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499:Decommissioning and fate
189:426 ft (130 m)
326:Wilmington, Los Angeles
205:16 ft (4.9 m)
159:General characteristics
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430:Operation Magic Carpet
416:Operation Magic Carpet
330:San Pedro, Los Angeles
197:58 ft (18 m)
18:USS Gasconade (APA-85)
1596:Ships sunk as targets
1488:June (unknown date):
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473:Operation Crossroads
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259:mounts, 10 x single
997:Gertrude L. Thebaud
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420:After returning to
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97:Consolidated Steel
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350:Philippines
1586:1945 ships
1550:Categories
1511:Maristella
1479:HMAS
1292:HMCS
1228:Wainwright
1215:HMAS
929:Shipwrecks
764:Crittenden
530:References
524:California
522:off lower
422:Leyte Gulf
371:Manila Bay
263:gun mounts
210:Propulsion
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1389:USS
1346:USS
1335:USS
1324:USS
1313:USS
1281:USS
1270:USS
1259:USS
1250:Gasconade
1248:USS
1237:USS
1226:USS
1210:Conyngham
1208:USS
1187:USS
1176:USS
1169:USS
1158:USS
1147:USS
1140:USS
1129:USS
1118:USS
1107:USS
1096:USS
1085:USS
1078:USS
1067:USS
1056:USS
1045:USS
1038:USS
1027:USS
1006:USS
985:USS
820:Gasconade
729:Clarendon
571:Gasconade
561:Gasconade
516:torpedoes
508:Kwajalein
504:Gasconade
489:USS
469:Gasconade
461:Gasconade
426:Gasconade
394:USS
390:Tokyo Bay
386:Gasconade
344:departed
342:Gasconade
310:Gasconade
283:Gasconade
257:40 mm gun
103:Laid down
76:Gasconade
42:Gasconade
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1477:11 Apr:
1424:22 Nov:
1408:17 Nov:
1401:Hopestar
1398:14 Nov:
1387:10 Nov:
1381:disaster
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1322:24 Sep:
1315:Searaven
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1301:29 Aug:
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1283:Skipjack
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1246:21 Jul:
1239:New York
1217:Vendetta
1199:Altalena
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980:Hanazuki
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957:19 Jan:
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841:Presidio
806:Fillmore
757:Crenshaw
750:Cortland
736:Cleburne
715:Carteret
708:Carlisle
694:Burleson
563:(APA-85)
406:Mindanao
402:Yokosuka
396:Missouri
381:Post-war
358:Eniwetok
314:Missouri
285:(APA-85)
248:Armament
232:Capacity
127:Acquired
111:Launched
83:Namesake
78:(APA-85)
1508:3 Aug:
1447:Koolama
1437:Kiangya
1434:4 Dec:
1333:5 Oct:
1261:LST-661
1235:8 Jul:
1224:5 Jul:
1206:2 Jul:
1178:LST-545
1142:Briscoe
1138:6 May:
1098:Mayrant
1094:4 Apr:
1080:Mugford
1069:Bracken
1054:9 Mar:
1036:8 Mar:
994:6 Feb:
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940:Podolsk
937:9 Jan:
857:Windsor
834:Niagara
813:Garrard
785:Elkhart
771:Cullman
680:Briscoe
673:Bracken
659:Berrien
638:Audrain
631:Appling
624:Gilliam
610:Gilliam
569:APA-85
479:in the
442:Seattle
305:History
290:Gilliam
170:-class
168:Gilliam
93:Builder
50:History
1481:Barcoo
1417:U-1105
1348:Hughes
1294:Arleux
1272:Nevada
1160:Barrow
1149:Catron
1120:Dawson
1109:Mustin
1058:SC-632
1047:Wilson
1029:Banner
1018:Soegio
987:Trippe
960:Oriana
827:Geneva
799:Fergus
792:Fallon
778:Dawson
743:Colusa
722:Catron
666:Bladen
652:Barrow
645:Banner
539:
438:Nagoya
362:Ulithi
360:, and
292:-class
287:was a
186:Length
1379:luzzu
1377:Gozo
1337:Skate
1171:Butte
1131:Stack
1087:Rhind
868:class
859:class
701:Butte
687:Brule
491:Bexar
375:Japan
366:Samar
268:Notes
261:20 mm
226:knots
224:16.9
221:Speed
202:Draft
1537:1949
1524:1947
1459:Take
1411:EK-3
1326:Tuna
552:here
446:Guam
410:Kure
281:USS
251:1 x
240:Crew
194:Beam
151:Fate
74:USS
71:Name
408:to
324:at
272:MCV
1552::
1456:,
1450:,
1414:,
1213:,
1174:,
1145:,
1083:,
1043:,
983:,
526:.
377:.
356:,
332:.
915:e
908:t
901:v
601:e
594:t
587:v
554:.
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