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USS Carmita (IX-152)

Field	Value
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	IX-152 USS Carmita.jpg
image_caption	Carmita (IX-152) at San Francisco, 19 May 1944
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
country	United States
flag
name	USS Carmita
builder	Barrett, Hilp & Belair Shipyard, San Francisco
laid_down	1943
launched	11 November 1943
commissioned	11 May 1944
out_of_service	25 September 1946
struck	25 September 1946
fate	Sunk, 1947
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
class	Trefoil-class cargo barge
displacement	*5687 LT light
*{{convert	10960	LT	t	0	abbr	on}} full
length	366 ft
beam	54 ft
draft	26 ft
propulsion	None
complement	52
armament	1 × 40 mm AA gun

10960 LT full USS Carmita (IX-152) was a - a supply ship made of concrete - during World War II. Considered an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, she was acquired and placed in service on 11 May 1944 under command of Lt. C. E. Burch USNR. The IX-152 was the second ship of the United States Navy to have the name Carmita and was named for the first , a schooner captured during the American Civil War. The IX-152 was launched as "Silica", She was then renamed "Slate" before being renamed "Carmita" (IX-152). She was attached to Service Force, Pacific Fleet, until 25 September 1946 when she was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register. Commander, Naval Forces, Philippines was authorized by Chief of Naval Operations on 5 March 1947 to destroy or abandon IX-152. She was reported as sunk by the Ship Repair Facility, Manicani, near Samar, Philippines 27 March, 1947, location unknown.

References

USS Carmita (IX-152) by Steve Schwartz

References

"Carmita (IX-152) - Barrett & Hilp B7-D1 Barge of WWII". thecretefleet.com.
"Trefoil (IX-149) - Barrett & Hilp B7-D1 Barge of WWII". thecretefleet.com.
"Carmita (IX-152) - Barrett & Hilp B7-D1 Barge of WWII". thecretefleet.com.
"Carmita (IX-152) - Barrett & Hilp B7-D1 Barge of WWII". thecretefleet.com.

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