USS Glynn

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NameUSS Glynn
Namesake Glynn County, Georgia
Builder Oregon Shipbuilding
Launched25 August 1945
Sponsored byMrs. Homer D. Angell
Acquired17 October 1945
Commissioned17 October 1945
Decommissioned9 September 1955
ReclassifiedAs LPA-239, 1 January 1969
Stricken1 July 1960
FateSold for scrapping, 1 August 1983
General characteristics
Class and type Haskell-class attack transport
Displacement6,720 tons (lt), 14,837 t. (fl)
Length455 ft
Beam62 ft
Draft24 ft
Propulsion1 x Joshua Hendy geared turbine, 2 x Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 1 x propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,500
Speed17.7 knots
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 x LCM, 12 x LCVP, 3 x LCPU
Capacity86 Officers 1,475 Enlisted
Crew56 Officers, 480 enlisted
Armament1 x 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mount, 1 x quad 40mm gun mount, 4 x twin 40mm gun mounts, 10 x single 20mm gun mounts
Notes MCV Hull No. 863, hull type VC2-S-AP5

USS Glynn (APA-239) was a Haskell-class attack transport that was built for service with the US Navy in World War II on the Victory ship design. She was commissioned shortly after the war and consequently never saw action.

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Glynn was named after Glynn County, Georgia. She was launched 25 August 1945 under Maritime Commission contract by the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation of Portland, Oregon, and acquired and simultaneously commissioned 17 October 1945. [1]

Operational history

Post-World War II

Glynn sailed from San Diego 21 December 1945 on an Operation Magic Carpet voyage to the Philippines and reached Samar on 8 January 1946. After touching Guam and Saipan, she returned to San Pedro, Philippines and sailed thence for battle-scarred Okinawa, arriving 14 April. Underway the next day for the United States, Glynn rode into San Diego Harbor again 30 April at voyage's end. [1]

Two more round trip voyages, both out of San Francisco, brought the busy ship to Kwajalein, Bikini, the Philippines, and Okinawa from 21 May to 28 June 1946, and to Pearl Harbor, returning to the Golden Gate 26 July 1946. [1]

Second commission

Glynn was decommissioned 12 December 1946 remaining in reserve until recommissioned 3 March 1951 at San Francisco. Training exercises off southern California occupied her until she steamed for the Atlantic, reaching Norfolk, Virginia on 25 July 1951. Subsequently, she conducted peacetime training exercises in the Caribbean and Atlantic, exacting duty which included voyages to Greenland, Labrador, Nova Scotia, Caribbean islands, and operations along the whole length of the Eastern seaboard. In addition, she conducted training cruises for Midshipmen. [1]

Final decommission

Following inactivation overhaul at New York Glynn put in at Charleston, South Carolina 8 June 1955 where she was decommissioned 9 September 1955. The ship remained in reserve until transferred to the custody of the Maritime Administration (MARAD) on 3 March 1960 and berthed in the James River National Defense Reserve Fleet and permanently transferred to MARAD on 30 June. On 1 July 1960 Glynn was stricken from the Navy List. [1] [2] On 1 January 1969 the type was administratively redesignated LPA with Glynn being designated LPA-239 for Navy purposes. [3]

Glynn was disposed of by MARAD on 1 August 1983 in trade for the Thomas Nelson (1962), a 12,799  GRT C4 type cargo ship, to the Waterman Steamship Corporation and withdrawn from the reserve fleet 16 September 1983. She was resold to Balbao Desquaces Maritimos, S.A., a scapper in Barcelona. [2] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Naval History And Heritage Command (August 7, 2016). "Glynn (APA-239)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History And Heritage Command. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 Maritime Administration. "Glynn (APA-239)". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Priolo, Gary P. (26 May 2017). "USS Glynn (APA-239)". NavSource Online. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  4. ↑ Maritime Administration. "Thomas Nelson". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

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