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to pick up more occupation troops headed for Japan. On 3 October the vessel set out once more for
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arrived at Saipan on 27 October, where she embarked 1,700 servicemen for passage to San
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Steel Ships and Iron Pipe: Western Pipe and Steel
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beaches. Over the next four nights, the US Naval assault fleet was subjected to heavy air attacks, which
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with a cargo of fresh troops, but with the surrender of Japan, the ship embarked elements of the
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during construction and completed as an attack transport designation APA-109.
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and transport them to the newly conquerend
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After a 10-day period loading supplies and landing craft at
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List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships
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370:Originally laid down in San Francisco by
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16:For other ships with the same name, see
319:mounts, one fore and one aft, 2 x twin
580:In 1947, the Maritime Commission sold
445:departed Samar on 24 May to pick up a
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239:8,100 tons, 16,100 tons fully loaded
148:USS Grafton, Java Mail, Carrier Dove
255:69 ft 6 in (21.18 m)
323:mounts forward, port and starboard
263:26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
14:
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473:s one and only combat mission.
326:2 × single 40 mm AA gun mounts.
317:5 inch/38 cal. dual purpose gun
598:Waterman Steamship Corporation
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1734:Grafton County, New Hampshire
629:. The entry can be found
78:Grafton County, New Hampshire
1719:Ships built in San Francisco
480:took on board 1000 Japanese
164:for service in World War II.
441:was drawing to a close, so
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638:Mawdsley, Dean L. (2002).
469:. This was destined to be
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553:Decommissioning and fate
372:Western Pipe & Steel
247:492 ft (150 m)
207:Sponsor Mrs S. Belither.
88:Western Pipe & Steel
376:Type C3-S-A2 cargo ship
278:D-type boilers, single
215:General characteristics
575:US Maritime Commission
538:Operation Magic Carpet
528:Operation Magic Carpet
484:, and then sailed via
465:helped repel with her
358:which served with the
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557:Following the end of
449:service group in the
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274:geared turbine, 2 x
172:Scrapped 28 May 1974
586:American Mail Lines
536:was reassigned for
505:5th Marine Division
400:Oakland, California
1176:Marguerite Le Hand
1155:Kathleen S. Holmes
1024:Type C3-S-A2 ships
424:Philippine Islands
360:United States Navy
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563:Norfolk, Virginia
499:sailed again for
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437:By this time the
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356:attack transport
272:General Electric
230:attack transport
123:31 December 1944
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1594:Sea Snapper
1587:Sea Skimmer
1517:Sea Phoenix
1503:Sea Pegasus
1489:Sea Panther
1410:(June 1944)
1394:Sea Flasher
1387:Sea Fiddler
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1357:Sea Dolphin
1336:Sea Corsair
1322:Sea Centaur
511:arrived at
476:On 28 June
447:B-24 bomber
394:Pacific War
380:Sea Sparrow
331:20mm AA gun
321:40mm AA gun
315:2 × single
162:battle star
155:Honours and
139:16 May 1946
114:Sea Sparrow
18:USS Grafton
1724:1944 ships
1708:Categories
1657:Sea Triton
1643:Sea Tarpon
1559:Sea Runner
1475:Sea Needle
1461:Sea Marlin
1380:Sea Falcon
1343:Sea Darter
1285:Sea Blenny
1248:Sea Angler
1204:Mormacland
1197:Mormacgulf
1078:Chandeleur
830:Barnstable
608:References
414:with 1000
302:Complement
284:horsepower
268:Propulsion
110:Christened
1650:Sea Tiger
1601:Sea Snipe
1580:Sea Shark
1566:Sea Satyr
1552:Sea Robin
1538:Sea Quail
1510:Sea Perch
1447:Sea Hydra
1440:Sea Hound
1401:Sea Flier
1373:Sea Eagle
1350:Sea Devil
1255:Sea Arrow
1241:Sea Angel
1233:Sea Adder
1225:Sea Adder
1218:Riverside
1183:Mendocino
872:Riverside
858:Mendocino
594:Java Mail
346:(APA-109)
280:propeller
94:Laid down
1664:Sea Wren
1622:Sea Star
1524:Sea Pike
1468:Sea Mink
1454:Sea Lynx
1432:Sea Hawk
1424:Sea Hawk
1416:Sea Hare
1408:Sea Hare
1307:Sea Carp
1299:Sea Carp
1277:Sea Bass
1269:Sea Bass
1262:Sea Barb
1120:Guilford
1071:Cavalier
1057:Burleigh
1043:Anthedon
914:Guilford
886:Hansford
837:Burleigh
739:Cavalier
725:Callaway
711:Bayfield
697:Bayfield
658:50164828
565:via the
471:Grafton'
428:Eniwetok
351:Bayfield
310:Armament
225:Bayfield
120:Acquired
102:Launched
74:Namesake
1545:Sea Ray
1482:Sea Owl
1315:Sea Cat
1190:Montour
1148:Hanover
1141:Hampton
1127:Hamblen
1092:Croatan
1064:Cascade
942:Hanover
935:Hampton
928:Hamblen
907:Grafton
893:Goodhue
865:Montour
795:Henrico
788:Fremont
781:Fayette
746:Chilton
732:Cambria
718:Bolivar
582:Grafton
547:Grafton
542:Grafton
534:Grafton
509:Grafton
497:Grafton
490:Grafton
478:Grafton
463:Grafton
459:Hagushi
455:Grafton
443:Grafton
422:in the
416:Seabees
408:Grafton
404:Grafton
388:Grafton
384:Grafton
366:History
344:Grafton
333:mounts.
260:Draught
144:Renamed
84:Builder
68:Grafton
44:History
36:Grafton
1426:(1943)
1359:(1943)
1301:(1943)
1279:(1943)
1227:(1944)
1134:Hamlin
1113:Grundy
1106:Griggs
1085:Clytie
1050:Apollo
967:Ormsby
900:Goshen
823:Alpine
774:Elmore
767:DuPage
760:Custer
656:
646:
618:
521:Manila
513:Sasebo
486:Saipan
451:Palaus
378:named
353:-class
348:was a
244:Length
227:-class
157:awards
1671:Sitka
1169:Lamar
1036:Aegir
969:class
960:class
921:Sitka
844:Cecil
809:Lamar
420:Samar
374:as a
296:knots
291:Speed
286:8,500
192:US MC
177:Notes
1162:Knox
1099:Dade
851:Dade
816:Leon
802:Knox
753:Clay
654:OCLC
644:ISBN
631:here
519:via
430:and
426:via
342:USS
252:Beam
169:Fate
160:One
66:USS
63:Name
34:USS
584:to
294:18
184:WPS
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652:.
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402:,
1016:e
1009:t
1002:v
688:e
681:t
674:v
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202:.
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