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long hull breach to the NAPA, and extended 10 feet beyond the turn of the bilge. With
Minimal damage done to the Logan, she continued her service in Iwo Jima until she received her departure orders. With 200 wounded soldiers resting comfortably in sick bay, the ship departed Iwo Jima on 28 February. Stopping briefly at Saipan, she made Guam on 4 March and debarked the casualties. The next day she sailed back to Saipan to prepare for the assault on
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Marines of the 4th Marine Division. She landed Hq Company of the 133rd NCB on yellow beach D Day for Shore Party duty. Later, on 21 February, at 0445 hours, The Logan rammed the USS NAPA (APA-157) along frames 98–102. The impact resulted in a 15 foot
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Okinawa to feint an assault on the southeastern coast on 1 April, diverting the enemy's attention from the real attack which was made successfully on the western coast during the same day. The same maneuver was again successful the following day. For the next six days, Rear Admiral
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exercised with the amphibious forces off the west coast. In
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Japanese Kamikaze and Officer Percy McDonald Scarbrough and others rescued many wounded men in lifeboats. Scarbrough received the Meritorious Service Medal for his heroism and quick thinking.
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Okinawa, fully prepared, if needed, to reinforce the gallant men already ashore. By 11 April the success of the campaign was assured, and the task group steamed back to Saipan.
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Francisco on 13 August, two days before the Japanese surrender.
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618:s:Korean Armistice Agreement
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575:Korean War, 1951–1955
294:(31 km/h; 20 mph)
112:Logan County, West Virginia
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216:General characteristics
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201:1 battle star (Korea)
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459:Richmond K. Turner
367:United States Navy
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465:. Departing
455:Pearl Harbor
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415:Victory ship
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399:North Dakota
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337:10 × single
237:Displacement
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196:battle stars
174:14 June 1955
147:Commissioned
123:Kaiser Co.,
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1703:Paul Revere
1641:Mecklenburg
1515:Saint Croix
1096:Fond du Lac
554:Philippines
182:1 July 1960
134:27 May 1944
1799:1944 ships
1733:Categories
1501:Rockingham
1494:Rockbridge
1313:Meriwether
1187:Lauderdale
928:Clearfield
921:Buckingham
907:Broadwater
810:St. Mary's
651:References
638:Suisun Bay
584:Korean War
525:. Leaving
339:20 mm guns
309:Complement
269:Propulsion
187:Honors and
1599:Hempstead
1581:Cancelled
1543:Bottineau
1536:Bollinger
1389:Mountrail
1354:Talladega
1327:Sherburne
1278:McCracken
1173:Kingsbury
1131:Granville
1103:Freestone
1089:Effingham
1082:Edgecombe
914:Brookings
886:Botetourt
831:Arlington
817:Allendale
796:La Grange
761:Highlands
739:Completed
634:Navy List
603:Hong Kong
447:shakedown
353:(APA-196)
330:40 mm gun
328:1 × quad
131:Laid down
30:(APA-196)
28:USS Logan
1634:McLennan
1627:Maricopa
1522:San Saba
1508:Rockwall
1487:Renville
1452:Pickaway
1438:Okanogan
1431:Okaloosa
1417:New Kent
1382:Montrose
1375:Missoula
1361:Tazewell
1320:Sarasota
1292:Marathon
1285:Magoffin
1250:Sandoval
1117:Gallatin
1075:Eastland
1040:Newberry
1026:Mellette
1019:Lycoming
991:La Porte
970:Crockett
935:Clermont
858:Barnwell
768:Hinsdale
588:Yokosuka
535:Marianas
463:Iwo Jima
426:launched
417:design.
395:Nebraska
391:Oklahoma
383:Kentucky
375:Illinois
371:Colorado
317:Armament
211:Scrapped
179:Stricken
139:Launched
66:Namesake
1613:Luzerne
1606:Iredell
1592:Harnett
1480:Rawlins
1473:Bingham
1466:Randall
1410:Neshoba
1403:Navarro
1396:Natrona
1368:Telfair
1347:Mifflin
1306:Menifee
1271:Lubbock
1257:Lenawee
1243:Sanborn
1236:Rutland
1229:Pondera
1222:Pickens
1208:Olmsted
1166:Kershaw
1152:Jerauld
1061:Dickens
1012:Lowndes
1005:Laurens
998:Latimer
977:Audobon
949:Colbert
942:Clinton
900:Braxton
865:Beckham
851:Bandera
789:Kittson
775:Hocking
747:Haskell
713:Haskell
562:Seattle
542:V-J Day
497:Okinawa
407:Haskell
365:of the
358:Haskell
226:Haskell
120:Builder
36:History
1673:Aragón
1661:
1620:Medera
1529:Sevier
1445:Oneida
1340:Sibley
1299:Menard
1215:Oxford
1201:Oconto
1194:Lavaca
1180:Lander
1159:Karnes
1138:Grimes
1124:Gosper
984:Bergen
963:Cottle
879:Bosque
844:Attala
824:Arenac
803:Lanier
782:Kenton
754:Hendry
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661:
622:Manila
607:Inchon
592:Sasebo
550:Honshū
540:After
527:Nouméa
504:Tinian
471:Saipan
467:Hawaii
445:After
405:. The
401:, and
379:Kansas
360:-class
355:was a
245:Length
228:-class
189:awards
1705:class
1696:class
1678:Noble
1571:Glynn
1557:Bexar
1550:Bronx
1424:Noble
1264:Logan
1054:Deuel
1047:Darke
893:Bowie
872:Bland
629:Logan
611:Logan
580:Logan
546:Logan
519:Logan
508:Logan
480:Logan
475:Logan
351:Logan
292:knots
287:Speed
279:Shaft
261:Draft
60:Logan
1676:(ex-
1564:Dane
1459:Pitt
1145:Hyde
1110:Gage
1068:Drew
1033:Napa
674:here
489:LSTs
487:and
485:LSMs
449:off
387:Ohio
349:USS
322:1 ×
253:Beam
208:Fate
58:USS
55:Name
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