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Berthing and
Messing Program, in which she is berthed in
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516:, she was converted to provide a mobile base for
1007:Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Green Cove Springs Group
1002:Vietnam War auxiliary ships of the United States
536:until August 1969. In the late 1968, she sat at
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663:Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
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636:World War II Victory Medal
620:Presidential Unit Citation
551:. She was assigned to the
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631:American Campaign Medal
474:Construction and career
279:General characteristics
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625:Navy Unit Commendation
567:. On 1 November 1975,
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418:3 in (76 mm)
137:Mrs. Dorthy E. Dunnell
987:Ships built in Boston
825:-class barracks ships
651:Vietnam Service Medal
526:9th Infantry Division
522:Mobile Riverine Force
982:Nueces County, Texas
615:Combat Action Ribbon
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182:IX-503, 1975
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174:Reclassified
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468:Vietnam War
401:12 officers
383:26 officers
271:Berthed in
253:Honours and
244:Hull number
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28:139°39′32″E
992:1945 ships
971:Categories
914:Dorchester
741:2021-12-16
717:2021-12-16
692:2021-12-16
669:References
659:(2 awards)
627:(2 awards)
588:CincPacFlt
573:USS Mercer
501:status in
396:Complement
339:Propulsion
161:3 May 1968
129:6 May 1945
25:35°17′19″N
907:Blackford
606:earned 4
557:San Diego
512:Amid the
480:laid down
423:2 × quad
118:Laid down
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844:Colleton
732:"Nueces"
592:Yokosuka
561:Portland
538:Vung Tau
499:mothball
488:launched
450:(APB-40)
411:Armament
378:Capacity
348:12-567A
273:Yokosuka
246:: APL-40
208:Callsign
196:Yokosuka
192:Homeport
126:Launched
98:Namesake
942:Cameron
935:Accomac
921:Kingman
886:Yavapai
837:Benewah
823:Benewah
780:of USS
462:of the
455:Benewah
435:.30 cal
289:Benewah
108:Builder
69:History
872:Nueces
865:Mercer
851:Echols
782:Nueces
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604:Nueces
599:Awards
577:Sasebo
569:Nueces
565:Oregon
542:Saigon
503:Orange
457:-class
448:Nueces
315:Length
291:-class
268:Status
261:Awards
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62:APL-40
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