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USS Mendocino

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As flagship of Transport Squadron 14, she sortied with ships of the Southern Attack Force 27 March, and closed Okinawa early 1 April. During the amphibious assault against the
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1 February. She decommissioned there 27 February and was returned to the War Shipping Administration the same day. Her name was struck from the Navy List 12 March 1946.
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After the end of hostilities, she transported 1,523 Army officers and men to the Philippines; after embarking occupation troops at
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waters until returning to San Francisco 4 June to embark troops and load cargo. Between 29 June and 16 July, she sailed to
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off Beach White I and, until 6 April, she off-loaded support equipment. She embarked Army wounded and transported them to
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After completing a second troop lift 27 December, she departed San Francisco 14 January 1946 and reached
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fleet and, from 26 October to 8 November, she carried returning veterans back to the United States.
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from 1944 to 1946. In 1947, she was sold into commercial service and was scrapped in 1973.
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28 February and during much of the next month, trained for the forthcoming invasion of
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13 October, she discharged troops and cargo. Three days later, she joined the
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World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
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before steaming to Pearl Harbor where she arrived 22 April.
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896: 568: 8: 532:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 393:, for the Pacific 10 December. She reached 389:embarked 705 naval passengers and departed 903: 889: 881: 575: 561: 553: 491:, Inc. of San Francisco, and was renamed 526:This article incorporates text from the 397:, Christmas Day, and following a run to 1607:Ships built in Pascagoula, Mississippi 435:As flagship of Transport Squadron 19, 15: 455:Occupation and Operation Magic Carpet 32: 7: 424:Beaches, she debarked troops of the 306:2 × single 40 mm AA gun mounts. 180:8,100 tons, 16,100 tons fully loaded 451:, arriving San Francisco 4 August. 280:Troops: 80 officers, 1,146 enlisted 196:69 ft 6 in (21.18 m) 204:26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) 14: 1602:Bayfield-class attack transports 519: 277:Flag: 43 officers, 108 enlisted. 34: 19: 294:5-inch/38 cal. dual-purpose gun 274:Crew: 51 officers, 524 enlisted 1: 535:. The entry can be found 296:mounts, one fore and one aft. 1622:Mendocino County, California 495:. She was scrapped in 1973. 264:4,800 tons (180,500 cu. ft). 129:for service in World War II 1638: 510:for World War II service. 256:(Mk-6), 3 × LCP(L) (MK-IV) 918: 865: 839: 593: 155: 27: 18: 587:-class attack transports 475:Decommissioning and fate 405:5 February 1945 for the 188:492 ft (150 m) 401:and back, she departed 363:Pascagoula, Mississippi 219:D-type boilers, single 156:General characteristics 469:Operation Magic Carpet 426:96th Infantry Division 1306: (December 1944) 395:San Pedro, California 1580:William Harris Hardy 493:P. & T. Seafarer 359:Ingalls Shipbuilding 353:was laid down under 243:Boats & landing 215:geared turbine, 2 × 61:Ingalls Shipbuilding 549:, Navsource Online. 381:After shakedown in 371:Hoboken, New Jersey 355:Maritime Commission 338:that served in the 1064:Marguerite Le Hand 1043:Kathleen S. Holmes 912:Type C3-S-A2 ships 340:United States Navy 1589: 1588: 878: 877: 489:Pope & Talbot 403:San Francisco Bay 391:Norfolk, Virginia 319: 318: 311:20 mm AA gun 301:40 mm AA gun 223:, designed shaft 70:20 September 1943 1629: 905: 898: 891: 882: 846:Arthur Middleton 577: 570: 563: 554: 523: 522: 336:attack transport 213:General Electric 171:attack transport 114:P and T Seafarer 105:27 February 1946 78:11 February 1944 51:Mendocino County 42: 39: 38: 37: 23: 16: 1637: 1636: 1632: 1631: 1630: 1628: 1627: 1626: 1592: 1591: 1590: 1585: 914: 909: 879: 874: 861: 835: 589: 581: 520: 516: 501: 477: 457: 379: 367:Bethlehem Steel 348: 244: 137:Scrapped, 1973. 121: 97:31 October 1944 40: 35: 33: 12: 11: 5: 1635: 1633: 1625: 1624: 1619: 1614: 1609: 1604: 1594: 1593: 1587: 1586: 1584: 1583: 1576: 1569: 1562: 1555: 1548: 1541: 1534: 1527: 1520: 1513: 1506: 1499: 1492: 1485: 1478: 1471: 1464: 1457: 1450: 1443: 1436: 1429: 1422: 1415: 1408: 1401: 1394: 1387: 1380: 1373: 1366: 1359: 1352: 1345: 1338: 1331: 1324: 1316: 1308: 1300: 1292: 1285: 1278: 1271: 1264: 1257: 1249: 1241: 1234: 1227: 1220: 1213: 1206: 1199: 1191: 1183: 1176: 1169: 1161: 1153: 1146: 1139: 1132: 1125: 1117: 1109: 1102: 1099:Prince William 1095: 1088: 1081: 1074: 1067: 1060: 1053: 1046: 1039: 1032: 1025: 1018: 1011: 1004: 997: 990: 983: 976: 969: 962: 955: 948: 941: 934: 927: 919: 916: 915: 910: 908: 907: 900: 893: 885: 876: 875: 873: 872: 866: 863: 862: 860: 859: 850: 840: 837: 836: 834: 833: 826: 819: 812: 805: 798: 791: 784: 777: 770: 763: 756: 749: 742: 735: 728: 721: 714: 707: 700: 693: 686: 679: 672: 665: 658: 651: 644: 637: 630: 623: 616: 609: 602: 594: 591: 590: 582: 580: 579: 572: 565: 557: 551: 550: 541: 515: 512: 500: 497: 476: 473: 456: 453: 409:. She entered 383:Chesapeake Bay 378: 375: 347: 344: 317: 316: 315: 314: 307: 304: 297: 288: 284: 283: 282: 281: 278: 275: 270: 266: 265: 262: 258: 257: 246: 240: 239: 233: 229: 228: 217:Foster Wheeler 210: 206: 205: 202: 198: 197: 194: 190: 189: 186: 182: 181: 178: 174: 173: 162: 161:Class and type 158: 157: 153: 152: 148:Hull No. 866; 143: 139: 138: 135: 131: 130: 123: 117: 116: 111: 107: 106: 103: 102:Decommissioned 99: 98: 95: 91: 90: 84: 80: 79: 76: 72: 71: 68: 64: 63: 58: 54: 53: 48: 44: 43: 30: 29: 25: 24: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1634: 1623: 1620: 1618: 1615: 1613: 1610: 1608: 1605: 1603: 1600: 1599: 1597: 1582: 1581: 1577: 1575: 1574: 1570: 1568: 1567: 1566:Steel Artisan 1563: 1561: 1560: 1556: 1554: 1553: 1549: 1547: 1546: 1542: 1540: 1539: 1535: 1533: 1532: 1528: 1526: 1525: 1521: 1519: 1518: 1514: 1512: 1511: 1507: 1505: 1504: 1500: 1498: 1497: 1493: 1491: 1490: 1486: 1484: 1483: 1479: 1477: 1476: 1472: 1470: 1469: 1465: 1463: 1462: 1458: 1456: 1455: 1451: 1449: 1448: 1444: 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Mendocino County
Ingalls Shipbuilding
battle star
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
Maritime Commission
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Bethlehem Steel
Hoboken, New Jersey
Chesapeake Bay
Norfolk, Virginia
San Pedro, California
Pearl Harbor

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