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USS ''Talladega'' (APA/LPA-208) was a ''Haskell''-class attack transport ship of the United States Navy. She was named for the city of Talladega and Talladega County, Alabama. ''Talladega'' was laid down under Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 556) at Richmond, California, on 3 June 1944 by the Permanente Metals Corporation; launched on 17 August 1944, sponsored by Miss Marie Tomerlin; and commissioned on 31 October 1944, with Captain Edward H. McMenemy in command. ==World War II period== Following her shakedown cruise, ''Talladega'' loaded cargo and passengers at San Francisco; got underway for Hawaii on 5 December; and arrived at Pearl Harbor on the 11th. The attack transport conducted amphibious landing exercises with elements of the 28th Regimental Combat Team (RCT), 5th Marine Division, to prepare for the assault on the Volcano Islands. She departed Pearl Harbor on 27 January 1945 and proceeded via Eniwetok to the Mariana Islands. ''Talladega'' sortied from Saipan as a unit of Task Group 56.2, the Assault Group, on 16 February and arrived off Iwo Jima on the morning of the 19th, "D-day." Four Marines pictured in Joe Rosenthal's famous flag-raising photograph debarked from ''USS Talladega'' to climb Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima:〔(USS Talladega (APA-208) Historical Marker in Talladega County, Alabama ), The Historical Marker database〕 Ira Hayes, Franklin Sousley, Harlon Block, and Mike Strank. After landing her troops, she remained off the beaches embarking combat casualties for six days before heading back toward Saipan. ''Talladega'' was routed onward through Tulagi and New Caledonia to the New Hebrides. She loaded troops and equipment of the 165th RCT, 27th Infantry Division, at Espiritu Santo on 24 March and departed the next day. Her troops were part of the reserve for the invasion of Okinawa; and, after a stop at Ulithi, she arrived off that island on 9 April. She finished unloading her passengers and cargo by the 14th and returned, via Saipan, to Ulithi. ''Talladega'' was subsequently ordered to the Philippine Islands and arrived at Subic Bay on 31 May. She remained in the Philippines, training elements of the Americal and 1st Cavalry Divisions for a projected invasion of Japan. However, before the operation began, Japan surrendered. On 25 August, troops of the 1st Cavalry Division embarked, and the transport headed for Yokohama the next day. ''Talladega'' was the first of the 31 Ship Convoy with occupation troops to dock at Yokohama on VJ Day, 2 September 1945.〔 She disembarked her passengers there between 2 and 4 September and then returned to the Philippines to pick up soldiers of the 41st Infantry Division for transportation to Japan. The attack transport reached Kure, Honshū, on 5 October. ''Talladega'' returned to Leyte on 16 October for provisions and fuel. The next day, now taking part in Operation Magic Carpet, she loaded 1,934 veterans at Samar and sailed for the United States. The ship arrived at San Pedro on 3 November and disembarked her passengers. She made three more round-trips to the Pacific to return troops: to Okinawa in December 1945, to the Philippines in April 1946, and to China in July. When ''Talladega'' returned to San Francisco in July, she began preparations for inactivation and assignment to the Reserve Fleet. She was placed out of commission, in reserve, on 27 December 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 Talladega (APA-208)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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