USS Marlboro

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USS Marlboro
Marlboro near Boston Navy Yard
History
United States
NameUSS Marlboro
NamesakeMarlboro County, South Carolina
BuilderAmerican Bridge Co.
Laid down25 August 1944
Launched17 November 1944
Commissioned18 August 1945
Decommissioned5 May 1947
FateScrapped, 1965
General characteristics
Class and typeBenewah-class
Displacement4,200 tons
Length328 Feet
Beam50 Feet
Draft11 Feet, 2 Inches
Propulsiontwo General Motors 12-567A Diesel engines, double Falk Main Reduction Gears, five Diesel-drive 100 kW 120 / 240 V Ship's Service Generators, twin rudders
Speed12.5 Knots
Complement12 Officers, 129 Enlisted, with an additional 1,226 troops.[1]
ArmamentTwo quadruple Bofors 40mm guns, eight single 20mm AA guns
Aircraft carriedNone
Aviation facilitiesNone

USS Marlboro (APB-38) was a Benewah-class self-propelled barracks ship of the United States Navy.

Ship history

Authorized to be built as APL-38 on 17 December 1943, Marlboro was redesignated APB-38 on 8 August 1944. She was laid down by the Boston Navy Yard at Boston, Massachusetts, on 25 August 1944 and launched on 17 November 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Marjorie Guile. Marlboro was commissioned 18 August 1945. Assigned to the Atlantic Fleet, Marlboro departed Boston 14 September for shakedown in Chesapeake Bay. On 15 October Marlboro got underway from Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia, for duty with the Service Force out of New York City. She served as a barracks ship along the East Coast to the end of the year. On 8 January 1946, she steamed for the Caribbean, arriving 5 days later at Guantanamo, Cuba, where she remained until sailing 15 May with U.S. Marines embarked for the East Coast. Marlboro reached Norfolk on the 20th.[2]

Fate

Eight days later, she moved on to Green Cove Springs, Florida, anchoring on 30 May. Assigned to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet on 1 June, she was decommissioned in January 1947 and was berthed on the St. Johns River.[3] Marlboro was struck from the Naval Register on 1 December 1963 and scrapped in 1965.[2]

Awards

References
  1. "HyperWar: USS Marlboro (APB-38)".
  2. "Marlboro". Naval History and Heritage Command, US Navy. Retrieved 27 July 2017. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "Marlboro APB-38".
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