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on 19 January 1945. In Pearl Harbor the ship's captain was relieved of his command for hitting the wall of the Panama Canal during the transit. Four days later,
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beaches and then providing standby control of offensive and defensive air operations. On 11 June, the ship got underway in a convoy bound for the
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on 15 June and remained there until 17 August. When news of Japan's surrender arrived, Admiral Hall and his staff left the ship to transfer to
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on 1 April, the day the assault began. She remained there for 72 days controlling the landing operations on the
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on 16 October; disembarked her passengers; and steamed west again three days later.
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339:, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet, hoisted his flag as his staff came on board.
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bases to the United States until early 1946. She began inactivation at
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continued duty with the "Magic-Carpet" Fleet, returning servicemen from
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to embark approximately 750 passengers for transportation to the
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in March 1946 and was decommissioned there on 30 August 1946.
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got underway as flagship of Task Unit 51.13.1 and arrived off
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World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
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survived over 150 suicide plane attacks during the battle.
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on 18 October 1944; and commissioned the same day at
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List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships
553:on 1 June 1961 and sold for scrap in March 1962 to
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304:, the amphibious force flagship, escorted by
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1286:Ships built in Wilmington, North Carolina
603:This article incorporates text from the
397:for the forthcoming assault against the
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555:Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation
250:amphibious force command ship in the
156:459 ft 2 in (139.95 m)
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489:was present on 2 September when the
285:on 7 February 1944; acquired by the
275:North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
1281:Mount McKinley-class command ships
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491:Japanese Instrument of Surrender
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514:on 25 September and headed for
369:on 28 January. After stops at
312:, steamed south; transited the
571:Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
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269:contract (MC hull 1363) as
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580:World War II Victory Medal
365:that got underway for the
279:Wilmington, North Carolina
273:on 9 November 1943 by the
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406:Clifford Greer Richardson
389:next began rehearsals as
200:54 Officers, 568 Enlisted
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493:was signed on board the
354:in Subic Bay, July 1945.
180:General Electric Geared
212:5 in (130 mm)
172:24 ft (7.3 m)
140:General characteristics
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258:Commissioning and 1944
164:63 ft (19 m)
585:Navy Occupation Medal
410:Transport Squadron 14
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318:Mare Island Navy Yard
653:-class command ships
549:was struck from the
522:. The ship reached
381:, the force reached
316:;proceeded, via the
265:was laid down under
804:Type C2-S-AJ1 ships
473:occupation of Japan
337:Amphibious Group 12
267:Maritime Commission
559:New York, New York
361:was attached to a
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291:Brooklyn, New York
252:United States Navy
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1259:Witch of the Wave
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956:Harry Culbreath
907:Elizabeth Lykes
844:American Ranger
837:American Farmer
830:American Banker
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103:18 October 1944
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87:5 February 1944
79:9 November 1943
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1035:Mount Katmal
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1028:Morning Star
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984:Louise Lykes
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949:Great Sitkin
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333:John L. Hall
330:Rear Admiral
326:Pearl Harbor
314:Panama Canal
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145:Displacement
127:Brooklyn, NY
100:Commissioned
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1231:Velma Lykes
1203:Sweepstakes
823:Alden Besse
737:Appalachian
575:battle star
451:arrived at
437:Philippines
367:Philippines
271:Water Witch
228:AA (10 × 1)
119:1 June 1961
69:Teton Range
1291:1944 ships
1275:Categories
1189:Storm King
1168:Stag Hound
1133:Ruth Lykes
1112:Red Jacket
991:Marco Polo
893:Dick Lykes
858:Canvasback
816:Adirondack
747:Adirondack
592:References
495:battleship
377:, and the
296:Following
221:AA (4 × 2)
214:DP (2 × 1)
197:Complement
177:Propulsion
71:in Wyoming
1175:Starlight
1147:Sea Nymph
1084:Paricutin
935:Game Cock
921:Fleetwing
551:Navy list
543:San Diego
512:Tokyo Bay
498:USS
481:Tokyo Bay
467:embarked
461:(APA-106)
453:Subic Bay
403:Commodore
343:1945-1946
298:shakedown
76:Laid down
1217:Talisman
1119:Resolute
1013:Midnight
1005:Midnight
914:Fairwind
741:(actual)
707:Panamint
693:Eldorado
500:Missouri
459:Hansford
391:flagship
371:Eniwetok
310:(APD-39)
241:(AGC-14)
205:Armament
135:Scrapped
124:Homeport
116:Stricken
92:Acquired
84:Launched
65:Namesake
29:(AGC-14)
1224:Tornado
1210:Taconic
1161:Sirocco
1098:Rattler
1077:Orpheus
1049:Noonday
1021:Monsoon
900:Eclipse
879:Cyclone
872:Courser
679:Wasatch
539:Pacific
433:Hagushi
429:Okinawa
399:Ryukyus
300:in the
182:turbine
169:Draught
35:History
1154:Simoon
1091:Pocono
1070:Onward
1015:(1944)
998:Memnon
963:Kathay
686:Auburn
601:
565:Awards
477:Honshū
412:, and
379:Palaus
375:Ulithi
363:convoy
322:Hawaii
248:-class
243:was a
153:Length
148:13,910
749:class
739:class
731:Duane
714:Teton
700:Estes
547:Teton
535:Teton
508:Teton
487:Teton
465:Teton
449:Teton
443:Teton
425:Teton
387:Teton
383:Leyte
359:Teton
352:Teton
320:, to
283:Teton
263:Teton
239:Teton
226:20 mm
224:10 ×
219:40 mm
189:Speed
184:drive
59:Teton
27:Teton
729:USS
573:one
516:Guam
469:Army
457:USS
308:Barr
306:USS
287:Navy
237:USS
217:8 ×
210:2 ×
161:Beam
132:Fate
57:USS
54:Name
25:USS
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