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...] found ''Hydrus'' and other transports of Task Force 53 steaming toward [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] with [[United States Marine Corps|Marines]] and their equipment.

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...ontested island and escaped damage despite frequent Japaneseair attacks. [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] was declared secure on [[21 June]], and ''Auburn'' got underway f ...r]] and set a course for [[Japan]] via [[Eniwetok]] and [[Buckner Bay]], [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]]. The ship dropped anchor at [[United States Fleet Activities Sase

...g brief stops in [[Eniwetok]] and [[Ulithi]], the cargo ship arrived off [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] [[17 April]] and under the threat of night air raids unloaded the

...eavy enemy air raids, the cargo ship remained off the southeast coast of [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] unloading supplies, 150 mm Howitzers, and Marines from Guadalcana

...arrived at [[Ulithi]] on [[11 March]] to make final preparations for the [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] assault. ...agship]] for TF 52, the amphibious support force, ''Estes'' was off [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] on 24 March 1945. She landed an underwater demolition group, the

...ing this period, calling at [[Manus Island|Manus]], the [[Philippines]], [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]], [[Japan]], and China. The ship returned to [[Seattle]] on [[12 D

...d]] to load cargo, and on [[12 July]], returned to [[Ulithi]] to join an [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]]-bound convoy. At [[Hagushi]] anchorage, she underwent several air

...he group proceeded to [[Ulithi]] on the 15th, and on the 27th sailed for [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]]. ...ings began on three designated beaches of this small island northwest of [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]]. Troops of the [[77th Infantry Division (United States)|77th Inf

...Carpet" duty. ''Sarita'' made two voyages carrying troops home, one from [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] and one from [[Tokyo Bay]], before being released from "Magic Car

...ern Mariana Islands]] for the next 2 months, before embarking troops for [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]]. She arrived off the [[Hagushi]] beaches, Okinawa [[10 June]], an

...to load ammunition from merchant ships for ships fighting the battle for [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]], off which she arrived 11 May. After a voyage to Saipan, where sh

...1 April 1945 and [[6 April]], ''Circe'' was part of the vast armada off [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]], closing the coast in daylight to offload men and equipment, and

...Pedro Bay (Philippines)|San Pedro Bay]] combat-loaded for the beaches of [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]].

...ic]] and participation in landing exercise "Navmarlex 1-55" conducted at [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] in June. She returned to San Diego [[30 September]], underwent a

...1 April]], and repeated the feint the following day. Held in reserve off [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] until 10 April, she sailed then for Saipan and cargo duty between

...vessels of her type, she departed Pearl Harbor [[22 April]] and arrived [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] [[15 May]] to deliver important cargo and to render valuable assi

...[[10 July]], with Army passengers and equipment on board, she sailed for [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]], which had recently been secured after 82 days of fighting. ''Mat ...orps|Marines]] and cargo support elements of the 3d Marine Division from [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] to [[Bangkok]]. Arriving [[9 June]], her passengers and cargo add

...aft. She sailed out of Leyte Gulf [[27 March]], bound for the beaches of [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]].

...the winter she continued cargo runs between the Philippines, [[Japan]], [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]], and [[Qingdao|Tsingtao, China]]. She departed Guam [[7 December]

...for "Magic-Carpet" duty at [[Matsuyama|Mitsugahama]], and proceeded via [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] and arrived San Francisco with returning veterans [[22 November]]

''Aquarius'' remained off [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] from [[1 April]] to [[9 April]], resupplying other ships. She got

...cargo vessel made two voyages bringing troops home, one from Sasebo and [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] and the other from [[Tacloban]], P.I., before being released from

...Mount McKinley'' proceeded to [[Kerama Retto]] off the southern coast of [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]]. Six days prior to the last major assault of the war, AGC 7 direc ...ship visited ports in [[Japan]], [[Taiwan]], [[Hong Kong]], Vietnam, and [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]], acting as [[flagship]] of ComPhibGru 1.

On [[27 November]] ''Ostara'' anchored in [[Buckner Bay]], [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]]. Two days later she departed for [[San Diego, California|San Dieg

...t underway on 6 January 1946 for the [[Far East]]. The ship made port at [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] on 22 January and soon continued on to [[Qingdao|Tsingtao]], Chin

...sortied from the lagoon. ''Andromeda'' arrived in the transport area off [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] on L-day, [[1 April]]. The soldiers and marines carried out their ...tok]] in the Marshalls and [[Ulithi]] in the Carolines, the ship reached [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] on [[7 June]]. She stayed there for a week then headed back to Pe

...er. She battled [[typhoon]] seas off Honshū [[18 September]] and arrived [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] a week later to embark units of the 1st Marine Division. Operatin

...in [[Tokyo Bay]] from [[2 September]] to [[5 September]] and arrived at [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] on the 7th. Upkeep there was interrupted when she got underway to

...nations repelling [[Communist]] aggression has included troop lifts from [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] and the [[Philippines]] to [[South Vietnam]] as well as participa

...On [[26 March]], the ships stood out of Ulithi lagoon and set course for [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]].

...ft the Philippines on 27 March with Task Unit (TU) 51.13.1 and arrived off Okinawa Island|Okinawa on 1 April.

...nd)|Leyte]] in the [[Philippines]], hove to off the [[Hagushi]] Beaches, [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]], for the initial invasion landings on [[1 April]]. Here she carr

On [[27 March]], ''Arneb'' left Leyte Gulf, arrived off [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] on [[1 April]], and unloaded supplies despite enemy air attacks.

...ign]]. In May, she began a return voyage to the United States, departing [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] on 15 May . En route, she made stops at Ulithi and at Pearl Harb

...ed to Operation "Magic Carpet" duty, as she lay in Hiro Wan. Sailing for [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] on the 30th, she reached [[Buckner Bay]] on [[1 November]] and em

...s Seventh Fleet]]. She participated in Marine Corps landing exercises at [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] in November and, in February 1956, joined in another amphibious o

...[[9 June]]. Next assigned to convoy UOK-36, ''Renate'' got underway for [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] on [[10 July]], dropping anchor in [[Buckner Bay]] on the 14th. I

...(APD-66), the two ships immediately went on to deliver their cargoes at [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]]. During her 17 days at the [[Battle of Okinawa]], the ship faced