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USS Roxane

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reported for disposal to Commander 13th Naval District 18 March 1946, decommissioned 5 June 1946, was transferred to the Maritime Commission 29 June 1946, and was struck from the Navy list 3 July 1946. Scrapped 1966
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and arrived San Francisco with returning veterans 22 November. Departing again 11 December, she picked up additional troops at
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12 July. Departing San Francisco 25 July, she proceeded by way of Pearl Harbor, Eniwetok, and
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where she arrived 3 September. She operated on cargo runs between various
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Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 29 June 1946, scrapped 1966
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World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
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List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships
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Roxane
Walsh-Kaiser Company
Providence, Rhode Island
Artemis-class
attack cargo ship
knots
5"/38 caliber gun
40 mm
20 mm
Artemis-class
attack cargo ship
United States Navy
317 Roxane
Roxana
Alexander the Great
Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc.
Providence, R.I.
Maritime Commission
commissioned
Boston
Norfolk
Panama Canal
Pearl Harbor
Eniwetok
Saipan
San Francisco
Ulithi
Manila
Philippine

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