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...for a round-trip voyage to [[Saipan]] and back. The attack cargo ship made Saipan on the 27th and returned to Eniwetok on [[3 February]]. At this point, turb ...lands]], ''Birgit'' visited [[Eniwetok]] from 10 April to [[11 April]] and Saipan from [[14 April]] to [[28 April]] before she discharged her remaining cargo

...une 1944, ''Electra'' served in the [[Battle of Saipan|assault landings on Saipan]], debarking her troops [[15 June]] and unloading cargo and embarking casua

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...riving [[Pearl Harbor]] [[11 May]], she proceeded on to [[Eniwetok]] and [[Saipan]] before putting in to [[San Francisco, California]] [[12 July]]. Departing

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Departing Okinawa, ''Lumen'' arrived [[Saipan]] [[27 April]] and for the rest of the war shuttled cargo among the islands

...cargo voyages from Guam between [[1 March]] and [[30 June]], calling at [[Saipan]], Tokyo Bay, [[Qingdao|Tsingtao]], [[Shanghai]], Okinawa, the [[Philippine

...ng under air attack, she sustained no battle damage. She then voyaged to [[Saipan]], [[Guadalcanal]], and [[Guam]], and arrived [[San Francisco, California]]

...t of early dawn, ''Thuban's'' crew enjoyed a grandstand view of "D-day" on Saipan, especially of the shoreline south of Charankanoa where her own landing cra Departing Saipan on the 28th, Thuban arrived at [[Eniwetok]] on [[1 July]] and transferred h

...to load antisubmarine net gear for transfer to [[Iwo Jima]]. Arriving at [[Saipan]] [[13 August]] she carried recovered battle casualties who were returning

...the end of June as she delivered cargo at [[Tinian]] [[30 June]] and at [[Saipan]] [[6 July]]–[[9 July]]. Through the summer she also called at [[New Cale

Following brief stops at [[Eniwetok]] and [[Saipan]], ''Tolland'' anchored off [[Iwo Jima]] on [[19 February]] to commence 10 Departing from the [[Ryukyus]] on [[16 April]], ''Tolland'' proceeded via [[Saipan]] to [[Ulithi]] and engaged in nearly continuous exercises and drills throu

...made two round trips carrying returning Army veterans from Eniwetok and [[Saipan]] to [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] ports.

...rsonnel from Pearl Harbor to ports in the [[Philippines]], [[Eniwetok]], [[Saipan]], [[Palau Islands]], and [[Ulithi]].

...at [[Maui]] before setting a course for the Mariana Islands. She reached [[Saipan]] on [[28 July]] and passed a fortnight in the Marianas. ''Andromeda'' retu ...arl Harbor, [[Midway Atoll|Midway]], [[Wake Island]], Kwajalein, Guam, and Saipan. In September and October of 1949, the attack cargo ship made a round-trip

...coast ports occasionally cruising as far west as Guam, Pearl Harbor, and [[Saipan]]. In both 1949 and 1950, her cargo duty took her to the east coast and bet

...ded toward the [[Northern Mariana Islands]] with Convoy OKS-14. Reaching [[Saipan]] on the 21st, ''Woodford'' proceeded independently toward [[Guam]] one wee ...mpletion of the unloading, the attack cargo ship immediately returned to [[Saipan]] to await further orders. There, at 0900 on [[15 August]], ''Woodford'' re

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...ed at Saipan in the Marianas late in October. After unloading her cargo at Saipan, Algol got underway for New Guinea on 31 October. The attack cargo ship put

...es]] she was anchored at [[Iwo Jima]]. After transporting [[Seabees]] to [[Saipan]], she returned to [[Leyte Gulf]] [[28 August]] to carry [[Occupied Japan|o

...nemy aircraft, until [[16 April]], when she cleared for replenishment at [[Saipan]]. Through May and June, she made a voyage from the [[Northern Mariana Isla

...Islands|Hawaii]] on 27 January 1945, made port calls at [[Eniwetok]] and [[Saipan]], and finally reached [[Tinian]] in early February. There she began final

...quence, the Guam assault was delayed. After steaming around to the east of Saipan for several days—during which the 5th Fleet carriers destroyed the remnan

...tion. Closer and more secure bases could be built in the Mariana Islands (Saipan, Guam, Tinian, and others), but these would have to be taken from the Japan | Isley Field, Saipan

The troopship was then used to shuttle troops between [[Saipan]], [[Tinian]], [[Guam]], and [[United States Fleet Activities Sasebo|Sasebo

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...On the 22d, she headed for the [[Northern Mariana Islands]], arriving at [[Saipan]] on [[27 April]]. Five days later, she headed for the [[Solomon Islands]].

''Waukesha'' returned to [[Saipan]] on [[5 September]] and embarked men of the 2d Marine Division; transferre

...a small island (only 8 square miles) on the route of the [[B-29]]s from [[Saipan]] to [[Japan]]. Airfields there could provide emergency landing fields for

...he bitterly contested island, she sailed on [[20 April]] to replenish at [[Saipan]] and carry Admiral Blandy to [[Pearl Harbor]], where he and his staff dise

...anuary 1945, stopping at [[Eniwetok]] for two days, before proceeding to [[Saipan]], where the [[Iwo Jima]] assault force was staging. The force cleared [[Ta

...ailed that day for [[Hawaiian Islands|Hawaii]]. She made a brief stop in [[Saipan]], reached [[Pearl Harbor]] on [[24 April]], and underwent another period o

''Tyrrell'' next steamed, via [[Kwajalein]], to [[Saipan]] where she embarked men and material of the 2d Marine Division destined fo

...task force sortied on 29 May, refueled at [[Eniwetok]], and arrived off [[Saipan]] early on the morning of 15 June, "[[D-Day]]." The transport off-loaded he

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...ssenger ships and troop transports. At critical stages of the Guadalcanal, Saipan, and Leyte campaigns, thousands of Japanese troops were killed before they

...dily forward. ''Torrance'' cleared the battle area and dropped anchor at [[Saipan]] on [[5 May]] to await further orders. On [[22 May]], she departed the [[M

...rn Mariana Islands]] soon thereafter and conducted landing rehearsals at [[Saipan]] and [[Tinian]] until [[16 February]] when she got underway for the [[Boni

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...] attacks in repelling the enemy. On [[15 June]] ''Panamint'' steamed to [[Saipan]] and then on to [[Pearl Harbor]], arriving [[8 July]].

...[James Forrestal|James V. Forrestal]] and his party when she sailed from [[Saipan]] on [[16 February]] for [[Iwo Jima]]. From [[19 February]] to [[9 March]]

...in the Philippines. En route to Samar, she was diverted twice, first to [[Saipan]], then to [[Guam]], where she arrived on [[13 August]]. ''Shadwell'' depar

...f the 4th Marine Division earmarked for the [[Battle of Saipan|invasion of Saipan]], in the [[Northern Mariana Islands]]. ...way shoreward by 0711. During the day, an enemy shell (a mortar shell from Saipan or an artillery shell from [[Tinian]]), struck ''Almaack's'' number three L

...etok]], in the [[Marshall Islands|Marshalls]], for supplies and fuel. At [[Saipan]], she later transferred her passengers to [[Tank landing ship|LST]]'s and ...on [[2 March]] and, screened by a pair of [[destroyer]]s, got underway for Saipan in company with three other transports.

...a Retto]], threatened by constant air attacks. On 22 May, she sailed for [[Saipan]], thence to [[Pearl Harbor]] and [[San Francisco, California]], arriving i

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Arriving at [[Saipan]] on [[1 May]], ''Valencia'' transferred most of her landing craft ([[LCVP]

On [[15 April]], ''Arcturus'' received orders to [[Saipan]] where she was routed on to Pearl Harbor and [[San Francisco, California]]

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