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USS Sylvania (AKA-44)

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31: 46: 557: 826: 462: 410:, P.I., two weeks later. Her sailing orders were modified en route, and she was directed to proceed to Saipan. She remained at Saipan from 13 to 15 December when she stood out for California, arriving at Los Angeles on 30 December 1945. 923: 441: 534: 897: 928: 527: 472: 350:
on 26 August. The cargo and troops from France were off-loaded; and, until 19 September, vehicles, cargo, and troops were loaded which were destined for
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on 4 June to begin her shakedown training. Training was completed on 15 June; and, six days later, the ship got underway for
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and other ships of Transport Squadron 14 sortied from Manila on 20 September en route to Japan. She arrived at
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Island, Japan. She arrived there on the 21st and remained for a week prior to departing for
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on 1 October and operated in the Philippines until 15 October when she sailed for
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until 21 September when she returned to San Francisco. She moved up the coast to
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arrived at Saipan on the last day of October and was assigned duty with the
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fleet. She embarked 325 passengers on 1 November and sailed for
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World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
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on 14 November; discharged her passengers; and sailed for
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was transited on 27 July; and, after a port call at
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List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships
822: 553: 300:. She was laid down on 24 February 1945 by the 528: 281:from 1945 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1964. 8: 473:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 535: 521: 513: 292:(AKA-44) was named after the minor planet 424:, on 19 February 1946 to participate in " 467:This article incorporates text from the 19:For other ships with the same name, see 929:Ships built in Providence, Rhode Island 25: 318:completed fitting out and loading at 42: 7: 175:4,087 long tons (4,153 t) light 16:Cargo ship of the United States Navy 178:7,080 long tons (7,194 t) full 14: 919:Artemis-class attack cargo ships 824: 555: 460: 44: 29: 296:, which in turn is a word for 1: 476:. The entry can be found 346:, the transport arrived at 216:(31 km/h; 20 mph) 950: 18: 893: 867: 547:-class attack cargo ships 492:NavSource Online: AKA-44 436:on 3 October and then to 224:303 officers and enlisted 140: 37: 28: 188:426 ft (130 m) 87:Providence, Rhode Island 204:16 ft (4.9 m) 141:General characteristics 302:Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc. 196:58 ft (18 m) 442:Navy Yard Puget Sound 438:Bremerton, Washington 841:Presidente Errázuriz 426:Operation Crossroads 277:in service with the 83:Walsh-Kaiser Company 563:United States Navy 500:Military.com: USS 332:Philippine Islands 279:United States Navy 906: 905: 402:. She arrived at 275:attack cargo ship 258: 257: 236:5"/38 caliber gun 156:attack cargo ship 941: 853:Presidente Pinto 830: 828: 827: 561: 559: 558: 537: 530: 523: 514: 508:51 Years of AKAs 464: 463: 422:Marshall Islands 344:Marshall Islands 312:on 19 May 1945. 306:Providence, R.I. 120:17 December 1946 96:24 February 1945 52: 49: 48: 47: 33: 26: 949: 948: 944: 943: 942: 940: 939: 938: 909: 908: 907: 902: 889: 863: 825: 823: 818: 556: 554: 549: 541: 488: 461: 457: 386:Mariana Islands 322:and sailed for 287: 128:7 February 1947 50: 45: 43: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 947: 945: 937: 936: 931: 926: 921: 911: 910: 904: 903: 901: 900: 894: 891: 890: 888: 887: 878: 868: 865: 864: 862: 861: 849: 836: 834: 820: 819: 817: 816: 809: 802: 795: 782: 775: 762: 755: 748: 741: 734: 727: 720: 713: 706: 699: 692: 679: 672: 659: 652: 645: 638: 631: 624: 617: 610: 603: 596: 589: 582: 575: 567: 565: 551: 550: 542: 540: 539: 532: 525: 517: 511: 510: 505: 497: 487: 486:External links 484: 483: 482: 456: 453: 396:"Magic Carpet" 286: 283: 256: 255: 254: 253: 246: 239: 230: 226: 225: 222: 218: 217: 210: 206: 205: 202: 198: 197: 194: 190: 189: 186: 182: 181: 180: 179: 176: 171: 167: 166: 163: 159: 158: 147: 146:Class and type 143: 142: 138: 137: 136:Scrapped, 1964 134: 130: 129: 126: 122: 121: 118: 117:Decommissioned 114: 113: 110: 106: 105: 102: 98: 97: 94: 90: 89: 80: 76: 75: 69: 65: 64: 58: 54: 53: 40: 39: 35: 34: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 946: 935: 932: 930: 927: 925: 922: 920: 917: 916: 914: 899: 896: 895: 892: 886: 884: 880:Followed by: 879: 877: 875: 871:Preceded by: 870: 869: 866: 859: 855: 854: 850: 847: 843: 842: 838: 837: 835: 833: 821: 815: 814: 810: 808: 807: 803: 801: 800: 796: 794: 793: 788: 787: 783: 781: 780: 776: 774: 773: 768: 767: 763: 761: 760: 756: 754: 753: 749: 747: 746: 742: 740: 739: 735: 733: 732: 728: 726: 725: 721: 719: 718: 714: 712: 711: 707: 705: 704: 700: 698: 697: 693: 691: 690: 685: 684: 680: 678: 677: 673: 671: 670: 665: 664: 660: 658: 657: 653: 651: 650: 646: 644: 643: 639: 637: 636: 632: 630: 629: 625: 623: 622: 618: 616: 615: 611: 609: 608: 604: 602: 601: 597: 595: 594: 590: 588: 587: 583: 581: 580: 576: 574: 573: 569: 568: 566: 564: 552: 548: 546: 538: 533: 531: 526: 524: 519: 518: 515: 509: 506: 504: 503: 498: 496: 495: 490: 489: 485: 481: 479: 474: 471: 470: 469:public domain 459: 458: 454: 452: 450: 445: 443: 439: 435: 431: 427: 423: 419: 415: 411: 409: 405: 404:San Francisco 401: 397: 393: 389: 387: 383: 379: 375: 371: 367: 363: 359: 355: 353: 349: 345: 341: 337: 333: 329: 325: 321: 317: 313: 311: 307: 303: 299: 295: 291: 284: 282: 280: 276: 273: 271: 266: 264: 251: 247: 244: 240: 237: 233: 232: 231: 228: 227: 223: 220: 219: 215: 211: 208: 207: 203: 200: 199: 195: 192: 191: 187: 184: 183: 177: 174: 173: 172: 169: 168: 164: 161: 160: 157: 154: 152: 148: 145: 144: 139: 135: 132: 131: 127: 124: 123: 119: 116: 115: 111: 108: 107: 104:25 April 1945 103: 100: 99: 95: 92: 91: 88: 84: 81: 78: 77: 74: 71:The asteroid 70: 67: 66: 63: 59: 56: 55: 51:United States 41: 36: 32: 27: 22: 882: 873: 857: 852: 845: 840: 832:Chilean Navy 812: 805: 798: 791: 785: 778: 771: 765: 758: 751: 744: 743: 737: 730: 723: 716: 709: 702: 695: 688: 682: 675: 668: 662: 655: 648: 641: 634: 627: 620: 613: 606: 599: 592: 585: 578: 571: 544: 501: 493: 475: 466: 448: 446: 430:Pearl Harbor 413: 412: 391: 390: 357: 356: 336:Panama Canal 315: 314: 310:commissioned 294:519 Sylvania 289: 288: 269: 262: 260: 259: 170:Displacement 150: 109:Commissioned 61: 21:USS Sylvania 416:sailed for 374:Mitsugahama 112:19 May 1945 934:1945 ships 913:Categories 455:References 440:, and the 400:California 328:Marseilles 252:gun mounts 245:gun mounts 221:Complement 165:S4–SE2–BE1 874:Andromeda 370:Subic Bay 241:4 × twin 93:Laid down 766:Turandot 745:Sylvania 502:Sylvania 494:Sylvania 449:Sylvania 414:Sylvania 392:Sylvania 362:Wakayama 358:Sylvania 340:Eniwetok 316:Sylvania 290:Sylvania 265:(AKA-44) 263:Sylvania 229:Armament 125:Stricken 101:Launched 73:Sylvania 68:Namesake 62:Sylvania 883:Tolland 858:Zenobia 813:Zenobia 799:Veritas 786:Vanadis 779:Valeria 759:Troilus 731:Sidonia 724:Selinur 649:Mellena 628:Lacerta 586:Aurelia 572:Artemis 545:Artemis 444:there. 434:Seattle 378:Shikoku 324:Norfolk 298:forests 285:History 270:Artemis 267:was an 151:Artemis 79:Builder 38:History 829:  772:Aeolus 752:Tabora 738:Sirona 717:Scania 710:Sarita 703:Sappho 696:Roxane 683:Renate 676:Polana 669:Tanner 663:Pamina 656:Ostara 621:Hydrus 614:Devosa 607:Corvus 593:Birgit 579:Athene 560:  465:  418:Bikini 382:Saipan 366:Honshū 348:Manila 334:. 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USS Sylvania

Sylvania
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
519 Sylvania
forests
Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc.
Providence, R.I.
commissioned
Boston
Norfolk
Marseilles
Philippine Islands
Panama Canal
Eniwetok
Marshall Islands
Manila
Japan
Wakayama
Honshū

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