USS Duplin (AKA-87)

	USS Duplin (AKA-87) USS ''Duplin'' (AKA-87) was a of the United States Navy, in service from 1945 to 1946. She was sold into merchant service in 1946 and finally scrapped in 1971. History USS ''Duplin'' was named after Duplin County, North Carolina. Like all AKAs, ''Duplin'' was designed to carry military cargo and landing craft, and to use the latter to land weapons, supplies, and Marines on enemy shores during amphibious operations. She served as a commissioned ship for 12 months. The ship was laid down as a Type C2-S-AJ3 ship under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1401) on 18 August 1944 at Wilmington, North Carolina by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Co. and launched on 17 October 1944, sponsored by Miss Mary Jennette. Acquired by the Navy on 30 October 1944, the ship was placed in service the same day, and taken in tow by the tug ''Race Point'' on 7 November 1944 for the voyage to Bethlehem Steel Co., Key Highway Plant, Baltimore, Maryland, for conversion. She departed for Norfolk, V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Duplin County, North Carolina Duplin County () , from the North Carolina Collection's website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 2013-01-31. is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina . As of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Naval Transportation Service Military Sealift Command (MSC) is an organization that controls the replenishment and military transport ships of the United States Navy. Military Sealift Command has the responsibility for providing sealift and ocean transportation for all US military services as well as for other government agencies. It first came into existence on 9 July 1949 when the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) became solely responsible for the Department of Defense's ocean transport needs. The MSTS was renamed the Military Sealift Command in 1970. Military Sealift Command ships are made up of a core fleet of ships owned by the United States Navy and others under long-term-charter augmented by short-term or voyage-chartered ships. During a time charter MSC takes control of a merchant ship and operates it for the chartered amount of time. During this time the ship is crewed by civilian mariners and MSC pays for all expenses. Time chartered ships are not subject to inspections from foreign gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]