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USS Midway (AG-41)

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and shuttled troops, provisions and equipment between the islands of the central Pacific.
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operated along the Pacific coast between ports of the Northwestern
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was decommissioned 24 May 1946 and was returned to her owner.
316:. She was used by the Navy as a cargo ship and as a 466:World War II auxiliary ships of the United States 402:3 April 1943 to allow the name to be used for a 324:. She was returned to her owner at war's end. 8: 481:Unique transports of the United States Navy 434:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 428:This article incorporates text from the 19:For other ships with the same name, see 352:in 1939; was acquired by the Navy on a 336:by the Navy, she was built in 1921 as 29: 476:Cargo ships of the United States Navy 41: 7: 16:Cargo ship of the United States Navy 181:Returned to her owner at war's end 14: 391:. In January 1943 she steamed to 375:Classified as general auxiliary, 421: 43: 1: 437:. The entry can be found 362:Alaska Transportation Company 81:Alaska Transportation Company 358:War Shipping Administration 332:The first ship to be named 497: 342:Todd Shipyards Corporation 95:Todd Shipyards Corporation 18: 245:unknown, single propeller 185: 36: 32: 269:86 officers and enlisted 461:Ships built in Brooklyn 186:General characteristics 383:and American bases in 368:; and commissioned at 279:3 in (76 mm) 370:Puget Sound Navy Yard 165:(AG-41), 3 April 1943 141:Puget Sound Navy Yard 135:10 April 1942 as USS 404:new aircraft carrier 366:Seattle, Washington 304:, was a commercial 296:, later renamed as 85:Seattle, Washington 346:Brooklyn, New York 310:United States Navy 99:Brooklyn, New York 287: 286: 488: 425: 424: 354:bareboat charter 126:bareboat charter 51: 48: 47: 46: 30: 496: 495: 491: 490: 489: 487: 486: 485: 451: 450: 422: 418: 372:10 April 1942. 330: 318:troop transport 124:by the Navy on 49: 44: 42: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 494: 492: 484: 483: 478: 473: 468: 463: 453: 452: 449: 448: 443: 417: 414: 348:, and renamed 329: 326: 308:leased by the 285: 284: 275: 271: 270: 267: 263: 262: 259: 255: 254: 251: 247: 246: 243: 239: 238: 235: 231: 230: 227: 223: 222: 219: 215: 214: 211: 207: 206: 203: 199: 198: 192: 188: 187: 183: 182: 179: 175: 174: 171: 167: 166: 156: 152: 151: 148: 147:Decommissioned 144: 143: 133: 129: 128: 122: 118: 117: 114: 110: 109: 106: 102: 101: 92: 88: 87: 78: 74: 73: 68: 64: 63: 57: 53: 52: 39: 38: 34: 33: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 493: 482: 479: 477: 474: 472: 469: 467: 464: 462: 459: 458: 456: 447: 444: 442: 440: 435: 432: 431: 430:public domain 420: 419: 415: 413: 411: 407: 405: 401: 396: 394: 390: 386: 382: 381:United States 378: 373: 371: 367: 363: 359: 355: 351: 347: 343: 339: 335: 327: 325: 323: 322:Pacific Ocean 320:in the North 319: 315: 311: 307: 303: 301: 295: 293: 283: 280: 276: 273: 272: 268: 265: 264: 260: 257: 256: 252: 249: 248: 244: 241: 240: 236: 233: 232: 228: 225: 224: 220: 217: 216: 212: 209: 208: 204: 201: 200: 197: 193: 190: 189: 184: 180: 177: 176: 172: 169: 168: 164: 161:in 1939; USS 160: 157: 154: 153: 149: 146: 145: 142: 138: 134: 131: 130: 127: 123: 120: 119: 115: 112: 111: 107: 104: 103: 100: 96: 93: 90: 89: 86: 82: 79: 76: 75: 72: 69: 66: 65: 62: 58: 55: 54: 50:United States 40: 35: 31: 26: 22: 436: 427: 409: 408: 399: 397: 393:Pearl Harbor 376: 374: 356:through the 349: 337: 333: 331: 314:World War II 299: 297: 291: 289: 288: 210:Displacement 173:date unknown 162: 158: 136: 132:Commissioned 108:date unknown 71:Midway Atoll 60: 360:(WSA) from 277:one single 194:commercial 150:24 May 1946 139:(AG-41) at 471:1921 ships 455:Categories 416:References 306:cargo ship 266:Complement 253:11.5 knots 242:Propulsion 213:1,622 tons 205:2,250 tons 196:cargo ship 21:USS Midway 389:Aleutians 282:gun mount 113:Completed 105:Laid down 25:USS Panay 398:Renamed 387:and the 274:Armament 170:Stricken 121:Acquired 67:Namesake 338:Oritani 328:History 312:during 302:(AG-41) 294:(AG-41) 221:238' 8" 202:Tonnage 155:Renamed 116:in 1921 91:Builder 37:History 426:  385:Alaska 377:Midway 334:Midway 292:Midway 258:Troops 237:16' 9" 229:33' 8" 218:Length 137:Midway 61:Midway 410:Panay 400:Panay 300:Panay 250:Speed 234:Draft 163:Panay 77:Owner 439:here 350:Tyee 298:USS 290:USS 226:Beam 191:Type 178:Fate 159:Tyee 59:USS 56:Name 23:and 340:by 261:300 457:: 364:, 344:, 97:, 83:, 441:. 27:.

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USS Midway
USS Panay
Midway Atoll
Alaska Transportation Company
Seattle, Washington
Todd Shipyards Corporation
Brooklyn, New York
bareboat charter
Puget Sound Navy Yard
cargo ship
3 in (76 mm)
gun mount
cargo ship
United States Navy
World War II
troop transport
Pacific Ocean
Todd Shipyards Corporation
Brooklyn, New York
bareboat charter
War Shipping Administration
Alaska Transportation Company
Seattle, Washington
Puget Sound Navy Yard
United States
Alaska
Aleutians
Pearl Harbor
new aircraft carrier
public domain

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