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| | | 20 July 1944 | ||
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| | |1 July 1960 | ||
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==1943-1944== | ==1943-1944== | ||
Laid down as ''Katkay'' under a [[Maritime Commission]] contract (MC hull 1351) on | Laid down as ''Katkay'' under a [[Maritime Commission]] contract (MC hull 1351) on 14 August 1943 at [[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington, N.C.]], by the [[North Carolina Shipbuilding Company]]; launched on 19 October 1943; sponsored by Miss Julia Raney; acquired by the Navy on 31 January 1944; converted at [[Hoboken, New Jersey]], New Jersey, N.J., by the Bethlehem Steel Co., for naval service as an amphibious force [[flagship]]; renamed ''Auburn'' and designated AGC-10; and placed in commission at [[Hoboken, New Jersey]] on 20 July 1944, CAPT Ralph Orsen Myers in command. | ||
After conducting shakedown training in the [[Chesapeake Bay]], the command ship left [[Naval Station Norfolk|Norfolk]], Va., on [[17 August]] and shaped a course for the [[Pacific]]. She transited the [[Panama Canal]] on the 23d and continued on to [[Pearl Harbor]], [[Hawaiian Islands|Hawaii]], where she arrived on [[6 September]]. Three days later, ''Auburn'' became the [[flagship]] for Commander, Amphibious Group 2, [[Pacific]] Fleet. On [[29 September]], she entered the [[Pearl Harbor]] Navy Yard for an availability. During this time, major alterations were made to her flag bridge, additional evaporators were installed, and other minor repairs were completed. | After conducting shakedown training in the [[Chesapeake Bay]], the command ship left [[Naval Station Norfolk|Norfolk]], Va., on [[17 August]] and shaped a course for the [[Pacific]]. She transited the [[Panama Canal]] on the 23d and continued on to [[Pearl Harbor]], [[Hawaiian Islands|Hawaii]], where she arrived on [[6 September]]. Three days later, ''Auburn'' became the [[flagship]] for Commander, Amphibious Group 2, [[Pacific]] Fleet. On [[29 September]], she entered the [[Pearl Harbor]] Navy Yard for an availability. During this time, major alterations were made to her flag bridge, additional evaporators were installed, and other minor repairs were completed. | ||
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==1945== | ==1945== | ||
''Auburn'' left [[Hawaiian Islands|Hawaii]] on | ''Auburn'' left [[Hawaiian Islands|Hawaii]] on 27 January 1945, made port calls at [[Eniwetok]] and [[Saipan]], and finally reached [[Tinian]] in early February. There she began final rehearsals for the assault on [[Iwo Jima]].The actual landings on that island commenced on the 19th. During the operation, the ship coordinated and directed the movements of several hundred ships attached to Amphibious Group 2. She remained off [[Iwo Jima]] until [[27 March]]; then headed for [[Pearl Harbor]] and a well earned period of rest and recreation for her crew. | ||
''Auburn'' remained in Hawaiian waters until [[15 May]], when she got underway for [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]]. The ship arrived there on the 31st and became the [[flagship]] for 5th Amphibious Forces. She controlled operations of ships off that bitterly contested island and escaped damage despite frequent Japaneseair attacks. [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] was declared secure on [[21 June]], and ''Auburn'' got underway for [[Pearl Harbor]] on [[1 July]]. | ''Auburn'' remained in Hawaiian waters until [[15 May]], when she got underway for [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]]. The ship arrived there on the 31st and became the [[flagship]] for 5th Amphibious Forces. She controlled operations of ships off that bitterly contested island and escaped damage despite frequent Japaneseair attacks. [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] was declared secure on [[21 June]], and ''Auburn'' got underway for [[Pearl Harbor]] on [[1 July]]. | ||
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==1946 onward== | ==1946 onward== | ||
Three days after her arrival at [[Naval Station Norfolk|Norfolk]], ''Auburn'' became the [[flagship]] for Commander, Training Command, Atlantic Fleet. This assignment continued until January 1947, when the vessel was assigned to the [[Atlantic Reserve Fleet]]. She underwent inactivation preparations at the [[Norfolk Naval Shipyard]], [[Portsmouth, Virginia]]. ''Auburn'' was placed out of commission, in reserve, on | Three days after her arrival at [[Naval Station Norfolk|Norfolk]], ''Auburn'' became the [[flagship]] for Commander, Training Command, Atlantic Fleet. This assignment continued until January 1947, when the vessel was assigned to the [[Atlantic Reserve Fleet]]. She underwent inactivation preparations at the [[Norfolk Naval Shipyard]], [[Portsmouth, Virginia]]. ''Auburn'' was placed out of commission, in reserve, on 7 May 1947. | ||
Her name was struck from the [[Navy list]] on | Her name was struck from the [[Navy list]] on 1 July 1960, and she was transferred in November 1960 to the [[Maritime Administration]] for disposal. The ship was sold in 1961 and scrapped. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| History | |
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| Laid down: | 14 August 1943 |
| Launched: | 19 October 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 20 July 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 7 May 1947 |
| Struck: | 1 July 1960 |
| Fate: | Sold in 1961 and scrapped |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 12,750 tons |
| Length: | 459 ft 2 in (140 m) |
| Beam: | 63 ft (19.2 m) |
| Draft: | 26 ft (8.0 m) |
| Speed: | 16.4 knots (31 km/h) |
| Complement: | 686 |
| Armament: | 2 × 5"/38 caliber dual purpose gun mount (2 × 1) 8 × 40 mm guns (4 × 2) 14 × 20 mm guns (14 × 1) |
USS Auburn (AGC-10) was a Mount McKinley class amphibious force command ship named after Mount Auburn, northwest of Cambridge, Massachusetts. She was designed as an amphibious force flagship, a floating command post with advanced communications equipment and extensive combat information spaces to be used by the amphibious forces commander and landing force commander during large-scale operations. Auburn served as a commissioned ship for two years and nine months.
1943-1944
Laid down as Katkay under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1351) on 14 August 1943 at Wilmington, N.C., by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company; launched on 19 October 1943; sponsored by Miss Julia Raney; acquired by the Navy on 31 January 1944; converted at Hoboken, New Jersey, New Jersey, N.J., by the Bethlehem Steel Co., for naval service as an amphibious force flagship; renamed Auburn and designated AGC-10; and placed in commission at Hoboken, New Jersey on 20 July 1944, CAPT Ralph Orsen Myers in command.
After conducting shakedown training in the Chesapeake Bay, the command ship left Norfolk, Va., on 17 August and shaped a course for the Pacific. She transited the Panama Canal on the 23d and continued on to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where she arrived on 6 September. Three days later, Auburn became the flagship for Commander, Amphibious Group 2, Pacific Fleet. On 29 September, she entered the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard for an availability. During this time, major alterations were made to her flag bridge, additional evaporators were installed, and other minor repairs were completed.
In mid-November, the ship began a series of training exercises off Maui in preparation for the invasion of the Volcano Islands.
1945
Auburn left Hawaii on 27 January 1945, made port calls at Eniwetok and Saipan, and finally reached Tinian in early February. There she began final rehearsals for the assault on Iwo Jima.The actual landings on that island commenced on the 19th. During the operation, the ship coordinated and directed the movements of several hundred ships attached to Amphibious Group 2. She remained off Iwo Jima until 27 March; then headed for Pearl Harbor and a well earned period of rest and recreation for her crew.
Auburn remained in Hawaiian waters until 15 May, when she got underway for Okinawa. The ship arrived there on the 31st and became the flagship for 5th Amphibious Forces. She controlled operations of ships off that bitterly contested island and escaped damage despite frequent Japaneseair attacks. Okinawa was declared secure on 21 June, and Auburn got underway for Pearl Harbor on 1 July.
Shortly after her arrival at Pearl Harbor, Auburn entered a drydock to undergo repairs. While the work was in progress, Japan capitulated on 15 August. Four days later, the ship left Hawaii and steamed toward the Philippines. After reaching Luzon, she remained in port at Manila for approximately one month. She departed that port on 14 September and set a course for Japan via Eniwetok and Buckner Bay, Okinawa. The ship dropped anchor at Sasebo, Japan, on 20 September.
Three days later, Auburn got underway for Nagasaki. While there, the vessel played an important part in establishing ship-to-shore communications and arranging facilities for occupation troops. On 25 September, the ship arrived at Wakayama and began assisting forces in the occupation of Osaka, Kyoto, and other large cities to the north. In early October, she moved to Yokohama. Her occupation duty ended on 12 October, when she left Japanese waters and headed back to the United States.
Auburn reached Pearl Harbor on 21 October and remained there a few days before continuing on eastward. She entered San Francisco Bay on 31 October. The ship reversed her course on 5 November and headed back to Hawaii. She arrived at Pearl Harbor on 14 November and picked up several hundred military passengers for transportation to Norfolk, Virginia. The ship left Pearl Harbor that same day and set a course for the Panama Canal Zone. After retransiting the canal on 29 November, Auburn finally reached Norfolk on 7 December.
1946 onward
Three days after her arrival at Norfolk, Auburn became the flagship for Commander, Training Command, Atlantic Fleet. This assignment continued until January 1947, when the vessel was assigned to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. She underwent inactivation preparations at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia. Auburn was placed out of commission, in reserve, on 7 May 1947.
Her name was struck from the Navy list on 1 July 1960, and she was transferred in November 1960 to the Maritime Administration for disposal. The ship was sold in 1961 and scrapped.
See also
See USS Auburn for other ships of the same name.
References
- Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (Primary source for this article)