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discharged her troops and cargo and was back in the Philippines on the 17th. In early October, she made another round-trip to
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loaded elements of the 710th Tank Battalion and, with Transport Division 33, sortied on 3 May for the
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Sold for civilian use, abandoned July 1967 as a constructive total loss & scuttled.
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for voyage repairs. She got underway for the east coast on 19 March and arrived at
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in the service of Pacific Far East Lines) she was involved in a collision outside
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from 1944 to 1946. She was sold into commercial service and was scuttled in 1967.
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on the 16th. From mid-June to mid-October, she shuttled troops and cargo from
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10 days later. For the next two and one-half months, she made shuttle runs to
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area from 14 December to 23 December, the attack cargo ship loaded cargo at
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and participated in amphibious training exercises. In late April,
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on 10 January and headed for Hawaii the next day, arriving at
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on 19 June 1946 and sold for use as a civilian cargo vessel.
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joined the Transport Division of the 3rd Amphibious Force at
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the following week. On 27 May, she sailed independently, via
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to Japan. The convoy sortied on 1 September and arrived at
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for transportation to the Philippines and unloaded them at
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to load a deck cargo of boats which she delivered to
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was decommissioned on 10 June 1946, returned to the
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List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships
553:(3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off shore and scuttled. 406:. In early June, she loaded base hospital units at 434:to assist in carrying troops and equipment of the 366:stood out to sea again on 9 February bound for 634: 8: 575:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 314:contract (MC hull 1383) on 8 April 1944 at 641: 627: 619: 979:Ships built in Wilmington, North Carolina 569:This article incorporates text from the 20: 525:After being sold by the Navy, ex-USS 201:459 ft 2 in (139.95 m) 191:13,910 long tons (14,133 t) full 37: 7: 513:on 13 June, and was struck from the 462:on 17 November. On 2 December 1945, 338:Following shakedown training in the 188:8,635 long tons (8,774 t) light 16:Cargo ship of the United States Navy 497:on 25 January 1946 and entered the 77:North Carolina Shipbuilding Company 217:26 ft 4 in (8.03 m) 14: 964:Tolland-class attack cargo ships 562: 529:was renamed (in succession) SS 390:on the 16th and reported to the 39: 24: 320:North Carolina Shipbuilding Co. 229:(30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) 1: 578:. The entry can be found 334:World War II, 1944–1945 969:Towner County, North Dakota 511:War Shipping Administration 324:War Shipping Administration 304:Towner County, North Dakota 67:Towner County, North Dakota 1000: 610:at NavSource Naval History 316:Wilmington, North Carolina 81:Wilmington, North Carolina 938: 924: 898: 659: 653:-class attack cargo ships 521:Civilian service and fate 422:Post-war activities, 1945 306:. She was laid down as a 161: 32: 23: 482:— to the United States. 162:General characteristics 209:63 ft (19 m) 326:on 27 June 1944; and 418:to the Philippines. 330:on 3 December 1944. 287:in service with the 499:Bremerton Navy Yard 344:Bayonne, New Jersey 312:Maritime Commission 386:. 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Towner County, North Dakota
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
Wilmington, North Carolina
Tolland-class
attack cargo ship
knots
5"/38 caliber gun
40 mm guns
20mm AA guns
Tolland-class
attack cargo ship
United States Navy
Towner County, North Dakota
Type C2-S-AJ3 ship
Maritime Commission
Wilmington, North Carolina
North Carolina Shipbuilding Co.
War Shipping Administration
commissioned
Chesapeake Bay
Bayonne, New Jersey
Sheliak
Panama Canal
Pearl Harbor
New Caledonia
Nouméa
Uarai Bay
Philippines
Dulag

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