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curtailed her assignments. She was decommissioned on 27 June 1955 and was placed in reserve until struck from the Navy List on 1 July 1960. She was transferred to the
Maritime Commission, placed in the
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served in the war zone for seven months. On 9 March she conducted her first rearming-at-sea mission with carriers, and later much of her time was spent shuttling supplies between Sasebo and
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she practiced landings until 13 August along both the
Algerian and Italian coasts. D-Day, the 15th, went smoothly as she landed 151 soldiers and sailors plus valuable support equipment at
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on 24 October 1942. Despite air raids, a submarine attack, and casualties among sister ships, she commenced off-loading supplies on
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was reassigned to the
Pacific. Once again she began the new year in transit through the Panama Canal, and then proceeded to
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emerged unscathed and with one kill to her credit. She retired on 26 April to the South
Pacific and later received news of
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16 February 1942; launched 18 March 1942; sponsored by Mrs. W. Creighton Peet; acquired by the Navy 15 June 1942,
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arriving on 21 February 1945. With other units of
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batteries again blazed during unloading operations in the difficult invasion of
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planes the next day was a challenging new experience from which
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and
American bases in the Pacific. Incorporated into the
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List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships
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148:AKA-14 (Attack cargo ship), 1 February 1943
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723:(AK-56/AKA-14) at NavSource Naval History
609:carrying cargo and personnel between the
692:This article incorporates text from the
554:while steaming to the Philippines. With
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86:Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
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240:459 ft 2 in (139.95 m)
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16:Cargo ship of the United States Navy
615:Military Sea Transportation Service
193:Sold for scrapping, 3 December 1970
732:World War II War Diary of the USS
256:26 ft 5 in (8.05 m)
14:
1067:Ships built in Kearny, New Jersey
1057:Arcturus-class attack cargo ships
562:embarked she sailed into port at
335:, one of the moons of the planet
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619:ammunition replenishment vessel
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456:and took station, 10 July, off
268:(30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
672:received six battle stars for
652:National Defense Reserve Fleet
542:on 1 April. The appearance of
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315:(AK-56/AKA-14/T-AKA-14/LKA-14)
232:7,391 long tons (7,510 t)
1:
701:. The entry can be found
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151:T-AKA-14, 1 October 1949
601:In the post-war years,
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198:General characteristics
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183:5 battle stars (Korea)
74:, one of the moons of
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645:The truce signed at
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223:Type C2-F cargo ship
656:Olympia, Washington
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329:United States Navy
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143:Reclassified
138:27 June 1955
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592:circa 1950.
580:Seattle, WA
532:Philippines
470:Salerno Bay
293:4 × single
169:Honours and
164:1 July 1960
1072:1942 ships
1051:Categories
945:Betelgeuse
811:Jean Lykes
680:References
623:Korean War
611:West Coast
597:Korean War
513:St. Tropez
357:; renamed
273:Complement
1021:Andromeda
999:Bellatrix
910:Bellatrix
797:Delsantos
647:Panmunjom
558:from the
96:Laid down
896:Arcturus
869:Arcturus
783:Delairea
719:of USS '
572:Yokohama
544:kamikaze
460:for the
450:Atlantic
436:and the
320:Arcturus
281:Armament
208:Arcturus
161:Stricken
115:Acquired
107:Launched
68:Namesake
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959:Titania
938:Algorab
931:Alcyone
924:Alchiba
917:Electra
903:Procyon
790:Delalba
721:Oberon'
520:Germany
505:Cardiff
486:Belfast
478:Bizerte
452:to the
442:Norfolk
391:Fedhala
347:Delalba
327:in the
130:(AK-56)
101:Delalba
82:Builder
38:History
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660:LKA-14
635:Wonsan
631:Oberon
627:Sasebo
603:Oberon
590:Oberon
576:Oberon
568:Honshū
564:Aomori
548:Oberon
524:Oberon
497:Oberon
482:Oberon
446:Oberon
430:AKA–14
418:Oberon
410:Oberon
379:Oberon
359:Oberon
343:Oberon
337:Uranus
333:Oberon
322:-class
317:was a
313:Oberon
237:Length
210:-class
171:awards
128:Oberon
76:Uranus
72:Oberon
62:Oberon
30:Oberon
1023:class
952:Libra
528:Leyte
518:With
387:D-Day
299:18 ×
290:mount
266:knots
264:16.5
261:Speed
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458:Gela
408:USS
311:USS
286:1 ×
245:Beam
219:Type
190:Fate
60:USS
57:Name
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