- USS Glynn (APA-239)
USS "Glynn" (APA-239) was a "Haskell" class
attack transport that was built for service with the US Navy inWorld War II . She was commissioned shortly after the war and consequently never saw action."Glynn" was named after a county in
Georgia, USA . She was launched25 August 1945 under Maritime Commission contract by theOregon Shipbuilding Corporation ofPortland, Oregon , and acquired and simultaneously commissioned17 October 1945 , Commander Ben Koerner, USNR, in command.Operational history
Post-World War II
"Glynn" sailed from
San Diego 21 December 1945 on anOperation Magic-Carpet voyage to thePhilippines and reachedSamar on 8 January 1946. After touchingGuam andSaipan , she returned to San Pedro, Philippines and sailed thence for battle-scarredOkinawa , arriving 14 April. Underway the next day for theUnited States , "Glynn" rode intoSan Diego Harbor again 30 April at voyage's end.Two more round trip voyages, both out of
San Francisco , brought the busy ship toKwajalein , Bikini, the Philippines, and Okinawa from 21 May to28 June 1946 , and toPearl Harbor , returning to theGolden Gate 26 July 1946 .econd commission
Decommissioned
12 December 1946 , "Glynn" remained in reserve until recommissioned3 March 1951 at San Francisco. Training exercises off southernCalifornia occupied her until she steamed for the Atlantic, reachingNorfolk, Virginia on25 July 1951 . Subsequently she conducted peacetime training exercises in theCaribbean and Atlantic, exacting duty which included voyages toGreenland ,Nova Scotia , Caribbean islands, and operations along the whole length of the Eastern seaboard. In addition, she conducted training cruises for Midshipmen.Final decommission
"Glynn" put in at
Charleston, South Carolina ,8 June 1955 following inactivation overhaul atNew York . Decommissioned there9 September 1955 , she remained in reserve until stricken from the Navy List1 July 1960 , and returned to the Maritime Administration, after which she was placed in theNational Defense Reserve Fleet and berthed in theJames River .On
1 January 1969 she was redesignated an amphibious transport, with ID LPA-239. She was disposed of by MARAD on1 August 1983 ; her final disposition is unknown.References
* [http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/amphib/apa239.htm "Glynn" (APA-239)] , DANFS Online.
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/03/03239.htm APA/LPA-239 "Glynn"] , Navsource Online.
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