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USS ''Sentinel'' (AMCU-39) was a of the United States Navy, later converted to an ''AMCU-7''-class coastal minesweeper. The ship was laid down on 8 February 1944 by the Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan; launched on 9 March 1944; and commissioned as USS ''LCI(L)-1052'' on 21 March 1944. ==World War II Pacific operations== Following shakedown off the east coast, ''LCI(L)-1052'' reported for duty in the Atlantic Fleet on 6 May 1944, but was reassigned to the 19th (Pacific) Fleet Amphibious Force on 19 July. On 4 September, the ship anchored in Kwajalein Atoll and remained there until the 8 September when she got underway for Eniwetok. Following installation of Army-type radio equipment, ''LCI(L)-1052'' remained in the area ferrying passengers and carrying mail around Eniwetok Island until 12 October. That day, ''LCI(L)-1052'' set course for the Caroline Islands and entered Ulithi Channel on 21 September. The LCI remained in Ulithi Harbor, ferrying recreation parties for , until 9 November, when she departed the harbor to rendezvous with and relieve her of a boat in tow. ''LCI(L)-1052'' was busy ferrying passengers and delivering mail and aircraft parts in the Carolines until 25 May 1945, when she sailed for Leyte Gulf. ''LCI(L)-1052'' remained at Tacloban, Leyte Gulf, until 22 July, performing there the same services she had rendered at Ulithi, until hostilities ended. In September, she sailed via the Marshalls for Hawaii. On 1 February 1946, ''LCI(L)-1052'' stood out of Pearl Harbor and headed for the west coast. After arriving at San Francisco on the 18 February, the landing craft proceeded to Astoria, Oregon, where she reported to the 19th Fleet and was decommissioned in September 1946. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Sentinel (AMCU-39)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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