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52: 26: 274: 236: 243: 250: 257: 1014: 756:. She made stops on the New Guinea coast and, during the transit from New Guinea to Leyte, saw action against several Japanese air attacks. The cargo ship claimed two kills during those attacks while suffering no damage herself. She arrived safely at Leyte on 6 December, and began a six-month tour of duty as an ammunition issue ship. 767:
concluded her assignment at Leyte on 12 June 1945, when she put to sea for Manus. She stopped at Seeadler Harbor from 22 June to 16 July, before continuing on to Australia. The cargo ship arrived in Brisbane on 22 July, and remained there for a month. On 23 August, she got underway for the
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requirements. She reached Australia in mid-January 1944 and, by 6 February, was operating between Australian ports and various locations on the eastern coast of
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on 3 September, and stayed there until late November. She embarked upon the voyage back to the United States on 27 November, and reached
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and designated AK-99 on 27 May 1943; delivered to the Navy on 29 May 1943; and commissioned on 15 July 1943.
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took part in her only amphibious assault of the war. On 23 April, the day after the initial landings at
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on 1 August 1947. The ship was returned to MARCOM on 11 September 1947, and she was berthed with the
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In fact the only enemy air reaction came a little before midnight on 27 April, when three
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on 2 October, and remained there nine days. On 11 October, the cargo ship stood out of
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During her operations between Australia and the coast of eastern New Guinea,
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was one of five Navy manned Liberties assigned 8 December 1943, to the
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was decommissioned at Pearl Harbor on 22 April 1946. She was towed to
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service. Her crew were eligible for the following medals:
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Sold for scrapping, 14 March 1973, withdrawn, 27 May 1973
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for service under operational control of the Commander,
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Toulmin (Alice Larkin Toulmin) 1629: 1110: 696:departed Aitape on 29 April, she had 644: 609:embarked upon the voyage back to the 593:Islands on 28 August. She arrived at 361:441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) 48: 1002:. Naval History and Heritage Command 991: 945: 825:Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corporation 716:Supplying Navy ships with ammunition 369:56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) 16:Cargo ship of the United States Navy 1661:California Shipbuilding Corporation 992:Mann, Raymond A. (4 January 2006). 581:After conversion and outfitting at 563:California Shipbuilding Corporation 290:Returned to MARCOM, laid up in the 122:California Shipbuilding Corporation 13: 1667:, Los Angeles, California, during 1103:(AK-99) at NavSource Naval History 783: 576: 377:28 ft 4 in (8.64 m) 14: 2369: 1090: 1056: 969: 1080:Masterson, Dr. James R. 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San Francisco
Thomas Oliver Larkin
Boötes
Type EC2-S-C1
MCE
California Shipbuilding Corporation
Terminal Island
Hull symbol
Code letters





battle star
National Defense Reserve Fleet
Suisun Bay
Benicia, California
Crater-class
cargo ship
Type EC2-S-C1
Babcock & Wilcox
shp
Joshua Hendy
triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine
shaft
kn
km/h
mph

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