USS Silica
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uss-silica-169-7801369
title:
USS Silica
text:
USS Silica (IX-151), a Trefoil-class concrete barge designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for silica. Her keel was laid down as SS Bauxite on 5 December 1943 by Barrett & Hilp, Belair Shipyard, San Francisco, California. She was launched on 31 December 1943 sponsored by Mrs. William O'Neill, and acquired by the Navy and commissioned on 8 June 1944.
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Barge of the United States Navy
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Silica
date created:
2006-07-16T15:34:53Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T11:54:56Z
main entity:
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