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'''USS ''Giraffe'' (IX-118)''', |
'''USS ''Giraffe'' (IX-118)''', |
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an [[Armadillo class tanker|''Armadillo''-class tanker]] designated |
an [[Armadillo class tanker|''Armadillo''-class tanker]] designated |
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+ | an [[unclassified miscellaneous vessel]], was the only ship of the [[United States Navy]] to be named for the giraffe, a large [[ruminant]] mammal of Africa, having a very long neck that makes it the tallest of [[quadruped]]s. Her keel was laid down as ''Sanford B. Dole'' by the California Shipbuilding Corporation, in Wilmington, California. She was launched on 11 November 1943 sponsored by Miss Mary F. Leddy and commissioned on 12 December 1943 with Lieutenant Commander Frederick F. Daly, USNR, commanding. |
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+ | Following shakedown, ''Giraffe'' put in at Funafuti, Ellice Islands, on 10 February 1944 and subsequently refueled warships at [[Eniwetok]], Saipan, Guam, [[Ulithi]], and Palau before reaching Okinawa on 21 July 1945. She entered [[U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo|Sasebo]], [[Japan]], on 20 November at war's end and served the occupation fleet until departing [[United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka|Yokosuka]] on 21 February 1946 for [[Pearl Harbor]] and Norfolk, Virginia. ''Giraffe'' reached Norfolk 3 May and decommissioned there 17 June 1946. Returned to the [[United States Department of War|War Department]] that date, she was stricken from the [[Naval Vessel Register]] on 3 July 1946. She was subsequently sold to [[Metro Petroleum Shipping Company]], Inc. |
''Giraffe'' was awarded two [[battle star]]s for [[World War II]] service. |
''Giraffe'' was awarded two [[battle star]]s for [[World War II]] service. |
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* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/46/46118.htm Photo gallery] at Navsource.org |
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/46/46118.htm Photo gallery] at Navsource.org |
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Latest revision as of 04:59, 6 November 2019
| USS Giraffe (IX-118) | |
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| Launched: | 11 November 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 12 December 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 17 June 1946 |
| Struck: | 3 July 1946 |
| Fate: | sold |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 14,245 tons |
| Length: | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
| Beam: | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
| Draught: | 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m) |
| Speed: | 11 knots |
| Complement: | 108 officers and men |
| Armament: | one five-inch gun |
USS Giraffe (IX-118), an Armadillo-class tanker designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the giraffe, a large ruminant mammal of Africa, having a very long neck that makes it the tallest of quadrupeds. Her keel was laid down as Sanford B. Dole by the California Shipbuilding Corporation, in Wilmington, California. She was launched on 11 November 1943 sponsored by Miss Mary F. Leddy and commissioned on 12 December 1943 with Lieutenant Commander Frederick F. Daly, USNR, commanding.
Following shakedown, Giraffe put in at Funafuti, Ellice Islands, on 10 February 1944 and subsequently refueled warships at Eniwetok, Saipan, Guam, Ulithi, and Palau before reaching Okinawa on 21 July 1945. She entered Sasebo, Japan, on 20 November at war's end and served the occupation fleet until departing Yokosuka on 21 February 1946 for Pearl Harbor and Norfolk, Virginia. Giraffe reached Norfolk 3 May and decommissioned there 17 June 1946. Returned to the War Department that date, she was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 3 July 1946. She was subsequently sold to Metro Petroleum Shipping Company, Inc.
Giraffe was awarded two battle stars for World War II service.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
External links
- Photo gallery at Navsource.org
The original article can be found at USS Giraffe (IX-118) and the edit history here.