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USS Lacerta

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arrived Norfolk 12 February 1946 and decommissioned 25 March. She was returned to the Maritime Commission for disposal on 30 June 1946, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group. Sold for scrapping to Union Minerals & Alloys Corporation on 18 August 1966.
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27 March for the operation that would advance American troops to a strategic position almost next door to
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unloading supplies, 150 mm howitzers, and Marines from Guadalcanal for
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After a short stay at Seattle, she left on 1 January 1946
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participated in the movement of occupation forces to
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810: 541: 404:troops (1,000 each in six ships) carrying them to 322:where she loaded hospital crew and cargo for the 380:22 August. Loading troops and equipment there, 516: 334:discharged cargo and embarked troops for the 280:from 1944 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1966. 8: 469:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 291:(AKA-29) was named after the constellation 523: 509: 501: 463:This article incorporates text from the 917:Ships built in Providence, Rhode Island 18: 35: 7: 174:4,087 long tons (4,153 t) light 16:Cargo ship of the United States Navy 177:7,080 long tons (7,194 t) full 135:Sold for scrapping, 18 August 1966 14: 907:Artemis-class attack cargo ships 812: 543: 456: 37: 22: 392:13 September. She then went to 368:, she ferried cargo among the 1: 472:. The entry can be found 360:departed Okinawa 9 April for 408:at the northern tip of the 295:. She was laid down under a 215:(31 km/h; 20 mph) 938: 881: 855: 535:-class attack cargo ships 488:NavSource Online: AKA-29 223:302 officers and enlisted 139: 30: 21: 376:Islands before arriving 299:contract 5 July 1944 by 187:426 ft (130 m) 80:Providence, Rhode Island 203:16 ft (4.9 m) 140:General characteristics 301:Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc. 195:58 ft (18 m) 829:Presidente Errázuriz 318:18 January 1945 for 276:in service with the 76:Walsh-Kaiser Company 402:Chinese Nationalist 297:Maritime Commission 551:United States Navy 278:United States Navy 64:The constellation 894: 893: 366:Japan's surrender 354:fighting ashore. 310:After shakedown, 274:attack cargo ship 257: 256: 235:5"/38 caliber gun 155:attack cargo ship 929: 841:Presidente Pinto 818: 816: 815: 549: 547: 546: 525: 518: 511: 502: 496:51 Years of AKAs 460: 459: 400:) took on 6,000 398:French Indochina 336:Okinawa invasion 305:Providence, R.I. 105:19 December 1944 97:10 November 1944 45: 42: 41: 40: 26: 19: 937: 936: 932: 931: 930: 928: 927: 926: 897: 896: 895: 890: 877: 851: 813: 811: 806: 544: 542: 537: 529: 484: 457: 453: 434: 338:. She departed 324:Solomon Islands 286: 119: 43: 38: 36: 17: 12: 11: 5: 935: 933: 925: 924: 919: 914: 909: 899: 898: 892: 891: 889: 888: 882: 879: 878: 876: 875: 866: 856: 853: 852: 850: 849: 837: 824: 822: 808: 807: 805: 804: 797: 790: 783: 770: 763: 750: 743: 736: 729: 722: 715: 708: 701: 694: 687: 680: 667: 660: 647: 640: 633: 626: 619: 612: 605: 598: 591: 584: 577: 570: 563: 555: 553: 539: 538: 530: 528: 527: 520: 513: 505: 499: 498: 493: 483: 482:External links 480: 479: 478: 452: 449: 433: 430: 285: 282: 255: 254: 253: 252: 245: 238: 229: 225: 224: 221: 217: 216: 209: 205: 204: 201: 197: 196: 193: 189: 188: 185: 181: 180: 179: 178: 175: 170: 166: 165: 162: 158: 157: 146: 145:Class and type 142: 141: 137: 136: 133: 129: 128: 121: 115: 114: 111: 110:Decommissioned 107: 106: 103: 99: 98: 95: 91: 90: 87: 83: 82: 73: 69: 68: 62: 58: 57: 51: 47: 46: 33: 32: 28: 27: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 934: 923: 920: 918: 915: 913: 910: 908: 905: 904: 902: 887: 884: 883: 880: 874: 872: 868:Followed by: 867: 865: 863: 859:Preceded by: 858: 857: 854: 847: 843: 842: 838: 835: 831: 830: 826: 825: 823: 821: 809: 803: 802: 798: 796: 795: 791: 789: 788: 784: 782: 781: 776: 775: 771: 769: 768: 764: 762: 761: 756: 755: 751: 749: 748: 744: 742: 741: 737: 735: 734: 730: 728: 727: 723: 721: 720: 716: 714: 713: 709: 707: 706: 702: 700: 699: 695: 693: 692: 688: 686: 685: 681: 679: 678: 673: 672: 668: 666: 665: 661: 659: 658: 653: 652: 648: 646: 645: 641: 639: 638: 634: 632: 631: 627: 625: 624: 620: 618: 617: 613: 611: 610: 606: 604: 603: 599: 597: 596: 592: 590: 589: 585: 583: 582: 578: 576: 575: 571: 569: 568: 564: 562: 561: 557: 556: 554: 552: 540: 536: 534: 526: 521: 519: 514: 512: 507: 506: 503: 497: 494: 492: 491: 486: 485: 481: 477: 475: 470: 467: 466: 465:public domain 455: 454: 450: 448: 446: 442: 439:received one 438: 431: 429: 426: 421: 419: 416:, China, for 415: 411: 407: 403: 399: 395: 391: 387: 383: 379: 375: 371: 367: 363: 359: 355: 353: 349: 345: 341: 337: 333: 330:27 February, 329: 325: 321: 317: 313: 308: 306: 302: 298: 294: 290: 283: 281: 279: 275: 272: 270: 265: 263: 250: 246: 243: 239: 236: 232: 231: 230: 227: 226: 222: 219: 218: 214: 210: 207: 206: 202: 199: 198: 194: 191: 190: 186: 183: 182: 176: 173: 172: 171: 168: 167: 163: 160: 159: 156: 153: 151: 147: 144: 143: 138: 134: 131: 130: 126: 122: 117: 116: 113:25 March 1946 112: 109: 108: 104: 101: 100: 96: 93: 92: 88: 85: 84: 81: 77: 74: 71: 70: 67: 63: 60: 59: 56: 52: 49: 48: 44:United States 34: 29: 25: 20: 870: 861: 845: 840: 833: 828: 820:Chilean Navy 800: 793: 786: 779: 773: 766: 759: 753: 746: 739: 732: 725: 718: 711: 704: 697: 690: 683: 676: 670: 663: 656: 650: 643: 636: 629: 622: 615: 608: 601: 594: 587: 580: 573: 566: 559: 532: 489: 471: 462: 445:World War II 436: 435: 424: 422: 381: 357: 356: 331: 320:Pearl Harbor 311: 309: 288: 287: 268: 261: 259: 258: 169:Displacement 149: 102:Commissioned 54: 441:battle star 406:Qinhuangdao 388:, arriving 328:Guadalcanal 326:. Arriving 125:battle star 118:Honours and 89:5 July 1944 922:1944 ships 901:Categories 451:References 410:Yellow Sea 251:gun mounts 244:gun mounts 220:Complement 164:S4–SE2–BE1 862:Andromeda 447:service. 394:Hai Phong 240:4 × twin 86:Laid down 754:Turandot 733:Sylvania 414:Tsingtao 390:Yokohama 314:cleared 264:(AKA-29) 228:Armament 94:Launched 61:Namesake 871:Tolland 846:Zenobia 801:Zenobia 787:Veritas 774:Vanadis 767:Valeria 747:Troilus 719:Sidonia 712:Selinur 637:Mellena 616:Lacerta 574:Aurelia 560:Artemis 533:Artemis 490:Lacerta 437:Lacerta 425:Lacerta 418:Seattle 382:Lacerta 374:Mariana 370:Solomon 358:Lacerta 352:Marines 348:Okinawa 332:Lacerta 316:Norfolk 312:Lacerta 293:Lacerta 289:Lacerta 284:History 269:Artemis 266:was an 262:Lacerta 150:Artemis 72:Builder 66:Lacerta 55:Lacerta 31:History 817:  760:Aeolus 740:Tabora 726:Sirona 705:Scania 698:Sarita 691:Sappho 684:Roxane 671:Renate 664:Polana 657:Tanner 651:Pamina 644:Ostara 609:Hydrus 602:Devosa 595:Corvus 581:Birgit 567:Athene 548:  461:  432:Awards 378:Manila 362:Saipan 340:Saipan 271:-class 184:Length 152:-class 127:(WWII) 120:awards 873:class 864:class 834:Xenia 794:Xenia 677:Maury 630:Medea 623:Lumen 588:Circe 386:Japan 344:Japan 249:20 mm 247:10 × 242:40 mm 237:mount 213:knots 208:Speed 200:Draft 844:(ex- 832:(ex- 780:Thor 474:here 443:for 372:and 260:USS 233:1 × 192:Beam 161:Type 132:Fate 53:USS 50:Name 211:17 903:: 777:/ 757:/ 674:/ 654:/ 420:. 303:, 123:1 78:, 848:) 836:) 524:e 517:t 510:v 476:. 396:(

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Lacerta
Walsh-Kaiser Company
Providence, Rhode Island
battle star
Artemis-class
attack cargo ship
knots
5"/38 caliber gun
40 mm
20 mm
Artemis-class
attack cargo ship
United States Navy
Lacerta
Maritime Commission
Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc.
Providence, R.I.
Norfolk
Pearl Harbor
Solomon Islands
Guadalcanal
Okinawa invasion
Saipan
Japan
Okinawa
Marines
Saipan
Japan's surrender
Solomon

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