- USS Justin (IX-228)
The USS "Justin" (IX-228), formerly the
liberty ship "Gus W. Darnell", was built byTodd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation ,Houston, Texas , in1944 . She was operated as a cargo ship in the Pacific and acquired by theUS Navy on2 September 1945 ; and commissioned atGuiuan Roadstead ,Philippine Islands on4 September 1945 with Lieutenant William T. Hamilton in command."Justin" departed for
Shanghai, China ,20 October where she embarked naval passengers for transport to theUnited States . She picked up a cargo of 3,000 bags of mail atGuam before arrivingSan Francisco, California 23 December 1945. "Justin" decommissioned at San Francisco23 January 1946 and was turned over to theWar Shipping Administration . She was placed in theNational Defense Reserve Fleet atSuisun Bay, California , until being sold25 May 1954 to theBoston Metals Corporation and scrapped.References
*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/j5/justin-ii.htm
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