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USS Rutland
USS Rutland (APA-192) was a Haskell-class attack transport built and used by the US Navy in World War II. She was a Victory ship design, VC2-S-AP5. She was named after Rutland County, Vermont, USA.
Rutland was laid down on 4 May 1944 in the Kaiser Shipyards, in Vancouver, Washington. She was launched on 10 August 1944. Her sponsor was Mrs. Karl V. Kilgore. She was acquired on a loan-charter basis from the Maritime Commission. She was commissioned on 29 September 1944.
She reported to the Commander-in-Chief, Pacific, on 9 October 1944. Her shakedown took place along the West Coast of the United States. On 30 November 1944 she departed Oakland, California for Pearl Harbor. She arrived on 6 December and with other ships of Transport Division 47 loaded the 5th Marine Division at Hilo, Hawaii. In and around the islands she conducted training exercises with the crew and troops.
With the division she departed Pearl Harbor on 27 January 1945 for Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands. She arrived on 5 February, and then steamed to Saipan and Tinian Islands. On 16 February, Squadron 16, of which Division 47 was a part, steamed to Iwo Jima and was part of the Battle of Iwo Jima.
At Iwo Jima on 19 February 1945, she took part in the assault of the fortified island. She supported her landing craft that operated on Red Beaches 1 and 2. For eight days, she unloaded troops and cargo and took on the many casualties. Although 11 of the ship with her were lost, and several of her beach party troop personnel were wounded, only one was killed.
Rutland departed Iwo Jima on 27 February. She arrived at Saipan on 2 March 1945, and then steamed on to Guam. Arriving at Guam her Marine casualties debarked. She then steamed to Tulagi at the Solomon Islands, arriving on 12 March. From there she steamed to Espiritu Santo island of Vanuatu and loaded parts of the 27th Division, 10th Army. Her troop were a floating reserve in the invasion of Okinawa.
The Transport Division 47 debarked at Kerama Retto island at Okinawan. The Rutland arrived at Kerama Kaikyo, Okinawa on 9 April 1945 and departed later that day, while enemy planes attacked ships around Okinawa. The SS Logan Victory and SS Hobbs Victory sank at Okinawa in battle on 6 April 1945. The morning of 10 April, Rutland arrived in meeting area off the island of Tsugen Jima, a Japan occupied island on the eastern side of Okinawa Island. There her landing boats landed troops from Highlands. At about noon the Rutland and her convoy ships moved to Nakagusuku Wan to harbor. She then moved to the main Okinawa bay for a few days, then steamed to Tsugen Jima after it had been secured. During the battle at Tsugen Jima, Rutland and the ship's landing craft she supported were under fire from mortar, canister, and rifle fire from the island shore. All the boats survived with no serious damage or wounded.
Her ship convoy steamed to the western shores of Okinawa to Hagushi beach. The beach had been secured on 1 April. The Rutland unloaded supply to support the troops there. While the beach had been secured the Rutland and her ship convoy battled many enemy air attacks with the deck guns. Rutland helped down four attacking planes.
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USS Rutland
USS Rutland (APA-192) was a Haskell-class attack transport built and used by the US Navy in World War II. She was a Victory ship design, VC2-S-AP5. She was named after Rutland County, Vermont, USA.
Rutland was laid down on 4 May 1944 in the Kaiser Shipyards, in Vancouver, Washington. She was launched on 10 August 1944. Her sponsor was Mrs. Karl V. Kilgore. She was acquired on a loan-charter basis from the Maritime Commission. She was commissioned on 29 September 1944.
She reported to the Commander-in-Chief, Pacific, on 9 October 1944. Her shakedown took place along the West Coast of the United States. On 30 November 1944 she departed Oakland, California for Pearl Harbor. She arrived on 6 December and with other ships of Transport Division 47 loaded the 5th Marine Division at Hilo, Hawaii. In and around the islands she conducted training exercises with the crew and troops.
With the division she departed Pearl Harbor on 27 January 1945 for Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands. She arrived on 5 February, and then steamed to Saipan and Tinian Islands. On 16 February, Squadron 16, of which Division 47 was a part, steamed to Iwo Jima and was part of the Battle of Iwo Jima.
At Iwo Jima on 19 February 1945, she took part in the assault of the fortified island. She supported her landing craft that operated on Red Beaches 1 and 2. For eight days, she unloaded troops and cargo and took on the many casualties. Although 11 of the ship with her were lost, and several of her beach party troop personnel were wounded, only one was killed.
Rutland departed Iwo Jima on 27 February. She arrived at Saipan on 2 March 1945, and then steamed on to Guam. Arriving at Guam her Marine casualties debarked. She then steamed to Tulagi at the Solomon Islands, arriving on 12 March. From there she steamed to Espiritu Santo island of Vanuatu and loaded parts of the 27th Division, 10th Army. Her troop were a floating reserve in the invasion of Okinawa.
The Transport Division 47 debarked at Kerama Retto island at Okinawan. The Rutland arrived at Kerama Kaikyo, Okinawa on 9 April 1945 and departed later that day, while enemy planes attacked ships around Okinawa. The SS Logan Victory and SS Hobbs Victory sank at Okinawa in battle on 6 April 1945. The morning of 10 April, Rutland arrived in meeting area off the island of Tsugen Jima, a Japan occupied island on the eastern side of Okinawa Island. There her landing boats landed troops from Highlands. At about noon the Rutland and her convoy ships moved to Nakagusuku Wan to harbor. She then moved to the main Okinawa bay for a few days, then steamed to Tsugen Jima after it had been secured. During the battle at Tsugen Jima, Rutland and the ship's landing craft she supported were under fire from mortar, canister, and rifle fire from the island shore. All the boats survived with no serious damage or wounded.
Her ship convoy steamed to the western shores of Okinawa to Hagushi beach. The beach had been secured on 1 April. The Rutland unloaded supply to support the troops there. While the beach had been secured the Rutland and her ship convoy battled many enemy air attacks with the deck guns. Rutland helped down four attacking planes.
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