USNS ''Lt. Raymond O. Beaudoin'' (T-AP-189) was a

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that served with the United States

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(MSTS) during the

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. Prior to her MSTS service, she served as a commercial vessel under the name SS ''Marshall Victory'', and later with the

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as USAT ''Lt. Raymond O. Beaudoin''. Laid down as the Victory ship SS ''Marshall Victory'' under

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contract by Bethlehem‑Fairfield Shipyard, Inc of Baltimore, Maryland 4 April 1945, she was launched 21 May 1945; and delivered to her operator, J. H. Winchester & Company, 15 June 1945.

Commercial and army service

Owned by the Maritime Administration, she served on the merchant sealanes and later with the

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primarily in the Pacific. She was transferred by the Maritime Administration to the Navy 22 July 1950 and placed in service 1 August 1950.

MSTS service

Manned by a civilian crew, she operated under the control of MSTS and made supply runs and troop lifts between

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ports and American bases in Japan and South Korea. From 20 April 1951 to 13 September 1952 she completed 20 deployments to Korean waters as a part of the vital seaborne supply line between Japan and Korea.

Deactivation

She was returned to the custody of the Maritime Administration 5 November 1952 and was placed in the

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. Her name was struck from the

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22 December 1952. The ship was scrapped in 1972.

Awards

''Lt. Raymond O. Beaudoin'' received four

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s for service during the Korean War.

References

''Lt. Raymond O. Beaudoin''
- DANFS Online.

Navsource Online. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lt. Raymond O. Beaudoin T-AP-189 World War II auxiliary ships of the United States Ships built in Baltimore 1945 ships