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USS Waukesha

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on 13 July, with Convoy OKU-17, dropped anchor, and commenced unloading her cargo. Twice the operation was interrupted by fierce typhoons which whirled into Buckner Bay and forced the ships at anchor to get underway and make for the relative safety of the open sea. In addition, Japanese nuisance
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sank in 15 minutes with a loss of 23 lives out of 505 aboard. Among those lost was the prospective commanding officer of the newly recommissioned
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on the 17th. She conducted exercises and maneuvers in the Hawaiian area before getting underway on 11 May and proceeding via
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Acquired by the Luckenbach Steamship Co. of New York City in 1947, the erstwhile warship was renamed SS
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s brief Navy career — the occupation of the Japanese home islands. She rendezvoused with units of the
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for her third and final visit to that country's ports, carrying cargo to Honshū and reaching
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and arrived at Apra Harbor on the 12th. Two days later, she embarked men and material of the
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on the 30th to commence offloading her men and equipment to support the occupation.
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at Subic Bay on 4 October and then obtained five boats from the Army Boat Pool in
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from 1945 to 1946. She was sold into commercial service and was scrapped in 1970.
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embarked demobilized sailors, soldiers, and marines to transport them home in "
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operated with the same firm until 1959, when the ship was sold and renamed SS
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of New York until 1970. She was sold to Taiwan Shipbreakers and arrived at
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on 29 September 1970 and scrapped, beginning in October of the same year.
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Wharf on the 24th, to disembark her marines of the occupation force.
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and entered Tokyo Bay on the 27th, anchoring off the bomb-scarred
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got underway for the Pacific on 27 March 1945. She transited the
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World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
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four days later, the ship transferred four landing boats to
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on 10 July 1946, the attack cargo ship was struck from the
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departed San Diego on 30 April and steamed, via the
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List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships
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She sailed under the flag of the 565:Decommissioned and returned to the 331:North Carolina Shipbuilding Company 88:North Carolina Shipbuilding Company 228:26 ft 4 in (8.03 m) 25: 615:William "Pineapple Bill" Murray. 567:United States Maritime Commission 1386:Tolland-class attack cargo ships 1361: 1356: 642: 395:Her next orders — to proceed to 170:Sold into merchant service, 1947 50: 35: 240:(30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) 584:. At 17:05 on 25 August 1950, 401:explosions of two atomic bombs 1: 658:. The entry can be found 517:on the 9th, she made port at 357:in company with sister ship 571:War Shipping Administration 337:at the New York Navy Yard. 1427: 1411:Maritime incidents in 1950 1391:Waukesha County, Wisconsin 685:at NavSource Naval History 383:The cargo ship arrived at 364:on 2 April and arrived at 327:Wilmington, North Carolina 315:Waukesha County, Wisconsin 92:Wilmington, North Carolina 78:Waukesha County, Wisconsin 1351: 1008: 994: 968: 729: 723:-class attack cargo ships 667:Ship History at NavSource 317:. She was laid down as a 179: 43: 34: 561:Decommissioning and fate 557:, Virginia, on 24 May. 345:Following shakedown in 180:General characteristics 511:Operation Magic Carpet 220:63 ft (19 m) 173:Scrapped October 1970 18:USS Waukesha (AKA-84) 1161:Sep (unknown date): 409:14th Marine Regiment 298:in service with the 627:States Marine Lines 519:Seattle, Washington 513:." 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USS Waukesha (AKA-84)

Waukesha County, Wisconsin
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
Wilmington, North Carolina
battle star
Tolland-class
attack cargo ship
knots
5"/38 caliber gun
40 mm guns
20 mm guns
Tolland-class
attack cargo ship
United States Navy
Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Type C2-S-AJ3 ship
Maritime Commission
Wilmington, North Carolina
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
commissioned
Chesapeake Bay
Panama Canal
Vinton (AKA-83)
Pearl Harbor
Eniwetok
Ulithi
Okinawa
Buckner Bay
general quarters

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