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during World War II. She was heavily armed and converted into a repair ship and spent her career in the South
Pacific Ocean. At war's end she was used to transport troops home from the war.
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She was placed out of commission at Pearl Harbor on 9 April 1946.
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365:(AG-69) was laid down on 11 February 1944 at
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99:Delta Shipbuilding Corp.,
86:Internal Combustion Engine
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299:927 officers and enlisted
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540:U.S. Maritime Commission
371:U.S. Maritime Commission
542:to be laid up with the
383:Alabama Drydock Company
348:miscellaneous auxiliary
309:5 in (130 mm)
283:, single shaft, 1,950hp
231:miscellaneous auxiliary
218:General characteristics
187:Alabama Drydock Company
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503:Temporary reactivation
408:, the ship arrived at
367:New Orleans, Louisiana
317:3 in (76 mm)
101:New Orleans, Louisiana
491:Post-war inactivation
485:Bremerton, Washington
459:End-of-war operations
245:14,350 tons full load
145:24 April 1944 as USS
112:SS Mollie Moore Davis
110:11 February 1944, as
523:Final dispositioning
389:World War II service
129:Mrs. Paul L. Jahncke
497:Seattle, Washington
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166:Territory of Hawaii
375:Mollie Moore Davis
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447:damaged at
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735:Categories
671:Belle Isle
562:References
552:California
548:Suisun Bay
455:campaign.
296:Complement
291:12.5 knots
276:Propulsion
533:Navy List
381:, by the
352:U.S. Navy
313:gun mount
107:Laid down
515:entered
465:Wakayama
449:Iwo Jima
445:warships
315:; three
304:Armament
194:Stricken
134:Acquired
118:Launched
67:Namesake
643:Basilan
629:Basilan
453:Okinawa
427:in the
415:At the
343:Basilan
263:56' 11"
255:441' 6"
229:-class
227:Basilan
96:Builder
81:Ordered
38:History
657:Zaniah
650:Burias
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513:Burias
509:Hawaii
473:Burias
434:Hector
425:Saipan
394:Burias
363:Burias
345:-class
340:was a
336:Burias
252:Length
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90:ARG-13
61:Burias
30:Burias
664:Baham
469:Japan
440:Luzon
325:20 mm
321:40 mm
288:Speed
268:Draft
210:Notes
183:Refit
176:AG-69
585:here
437:and
417:Oahu
334:USS
260:Beam
223:Type
202:Fate
57:Name
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