>From the "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships," 

(1970) Vol. 5, p.202.





PALISANA





	A star.





AF-39

Displacement:  7,125 t.

Length:  338'6"

Beam:  50'0"

Draft:  21'

Speed:  11.5 k.

Complement:  86

Armament:  1 3"; 6 20mm

Class:  ADRIA





	PALISANA (AF-39) was laid down by the Pennsylvania 

Shipyards, Inc., Beaumont, Tex., 28 August 1944 under 

contract with the U.S. Maritime Commission; launched 

21 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Hugh R. Jones; delivered 

to the U.S. Navy on a bareboat charter basis on 22 March 

1945; commissioned 16 April 1945, Lt. G. S. Dietrich in 

command.



	Following shakedown, PALISANA took on cargo in Mobile, 

Ala., transited the Panama Canal 18 May and proceeded to 

Pearl Harbor where she joined ServRon 8, U.S. Pacific Fleet.  

She departed Pearl Harbor 14 June bound for Ulithi, Caroline 

Islands.  From there, she sailed to Okinawa with cargo for 

various ships of the fleet and army units ashore there.  

Under continuing threat of air attack, she remained at 

Okinawa until 13 August when she returned to Ulithi.  

Thence, she steamed to New Zealand and the Marianas.  She 

transported returning servicemen to Seattle in early 

November, returned to Okinawa 22 January 1946 and carried 

out service missions to occupation forces in Korea and China 

before returning to Puget Sound Navy Yard 26 March.



	PALISANA was returned to the U.S. Maritime Commission 

22 May.  She was struck from the Naval Register 19 June 

1946.





Transcribed by Michael Hansen

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