USS Caribou
| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | |
| Launched | 2 November 1943 |
| Commissioned | 25 November 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 3 May 1946 |
| Honors and awards | 1 battle star |
| Fate | Sold |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Armadillo-class tanker |
| Displacement | 3665 tons |
| Length | 441 feet 6 inches |
| Beam | 56 feet 11 inches |
| Draft | 28 feet 4 inches |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Complement | 79 officers and men |
| Armament |
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USS Caribou (IX-114), an
launched on 2 November 1943 sponsored by Mrs. T. A. Gregory, acquired by the Navy on 25 November 1943 and commissioned
the same day and reported to the Pacific Fleet.
Caribou stood out of
Leyte, then made a similar voyage to Guam. Caribou served from August to December in the Mariana Islands
and at Iwo Jima.
On 2 December 1945, Caribou cleared Guam for Norfolk, Virginia. There she was
decommissioned on 3 May 1946, and delivered to the War Shipping Administration
for sale 6 May 1946.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Photo gallery at navsource.org
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