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USS Hamblen

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sailed for Japan, circled for an unknown number of days while en route, unloading her marines to secure the Japanese naval base Sasebo. Subsequently, she made voyages to
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and uploaded supplies and sailed to Lingayen Gulf and offloaded onto the beach the supplies. Sailed to Manila for R&R. Sailed to Okinawa, where
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took up the task of bringing replacement troops into the forward areas and transporting veterans back to the United States. Embarking
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from 1945 to 1946. She was sold into commercial service in 1948 and was scrapped in 1973.
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World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
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Shortly after her arrival 11 August, the war ended, and
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List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships
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The entry can be found 283:mounts, one fore and one aft. 251:4,800 tons (180,500 cu. ft). 1593: 243:(Mk-6), 3 × LCP(L) (MK-IV) 1577:Hamblen County, Tennessee 873: 820: 794: 548: 433:26 December and arriving 344:. She was launched under 342:Hamblen County, Tennessee 142: 51:Hamblen County, Tennessee 27: 18: 542:-class attack transports 175:492 ft (150 m) 354:Pascagoula, Mississippi 206:D-type boilers, single 143:General characteristics 417:Operation Magic Carpet 1261: (December 1944) 421:San Pedro, California 378:San Juan, Puerto Rico 360:U.S. Navy (1945–1948) 1535:William Harris Hardy 350:Ingalls Shipbuilding 325:in service with the 230:Boats & landing 202:geared turbine, 2 × 61:Ingalls Shipbuilding 346:Maritime Commission 1019:Marguerite Le Hand 998:Kathleen S. Holmes 867:Type C3-S-A2 ships 504:, Navsource Online 435:Tacoma, Washington 327:United States Navy 1544: 1543: 833: 832: 447:Norfolk, Virginia 306: 305: 298:20 mm AA gun 288:40 mm AA gun 210:, designed shaft 1584: 860: 853: 846: 837: 801:Arthur Middleton 532: 525: 518: 509: 478: 477: 323:attack transport 200:General Electric 158:attack transport 42: 39: 38: 37: 23: 16: 1592: 1591: 1587: 1586: 1585: 1583: 1582: 1581: 1547: 1546: 1545: 1540: 869: 864: 834: 829: 816: 790: 544: 536: 475: 471: 455: 362: 335: 231: 124:Scrapped, 1973. 40: 35: 33: 12: 11: 5: 1590: 1588: 1580: 1579: 1574: 1569: 1564: 1559: 1549: 1548: 1542: 1541: 1539: 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: 1363: 1356: 1349: 1342: 1335: 1328: 1321: 1314: 1307: 1300: 1293: 1286: 1279: 1271: 1263: 1255: 1247: 1240: 1233: 1226: 1219: 1212: 1204: 1196: 1189: 1182: 1175: 1168: 1161: 1154: 1146: 1138: 1131: 1124: 1116: 1108: 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75:Launched 47:Namesake 1388:Sea Ray 1325:Sea Owl 1158:Sea Cat 1033:Montour 991:Hanover 984:Hampton 970:Hamblen 935:Croatan 907:Cascade 785:Hanover 778:Hampton 771:Hamblen 750:Grafton 736:Goodhue 708:Montour 638:Henrico 631:Fremont 624:Fayette 589:Chilton 575:Cambria 561:Bolivar 501:Hamblen 443:Hamblen 431:Okinawa 427:Hamblen 413:Hamblen 405:Hamblen 397:Marines 393:Hamblen 370:Hamblen 338:Hamblen 333:History 311:Hamblen 300:mounts. 290:mounts. 110:Renamed 88:Hamblen 70:Unknown 57:Builder 28:History 1269:(1943) 1202:(1943) 1144:(1943) 1122:(1943) 1070:(1944) 977:Hamlin 956:Grundy 949:Griggs 928:Clytie 893:Apollo 810:Ormsby 743:Goshen 666:Alpine 617:Elmore 610:DuPage 603:Custer 479:  382:Hawaii 320:-class 315:was a 239:, 4 × 172:Length 155:-class 1514:Sitka 1012:Lamar 879:Aegir 812:class 803:class 764:Sitka 687:Cecil 652:Lamar 235:12 × 224:knots 219:Speed 214:8,500 188:Draft 129:Notes 1005:Knox 942:Dade 694:Dade 659:Leon 645:Knox 596:Clay 492:here 401:Hilo 309:USS 237:LCVP 180:Beam 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Hamblen County, Tennessee
Ingalls Shipbuilding
MC
Type C3-S-A2
Bayfield-class
attack transport
General Electric
Foster Wheeler
propeller
horsepower
knots
LCVP
LCM
5-inch/38 cal. dual-purpose gun
40 mm AA gun
20 mm AA gun
Bayfield-class
attack transport
United States Navy
Hamblen County, Tennessee
Maritime Commission
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Galveston
New Orleans
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Panama Canal
Marines

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