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Clifton III (IX-184)

1945-1946


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Caption: USS Clifton (Side-wheel Steamer) in attack on Sabine Pass, Tex.

(IX-184: displacement 4,600; length 453'2"; beam 54'; draft 27'6"; speed 10 knots; armament one 4-inch, one 3-inch)

Former name retained.

III

The third Clifton (IX-184) was built in 1913 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co., Alameda, Calif., as the tanker Dilworth; transferred from the War Shipping Administration at Brisbane, Australia, 31 May 1945; and commissioned 2 June 1945, Lieutenant D. M. Cranford, USNR, in command.

Clifton sailed from Brisbane on 13 June 1945 to serve as station tanker at Leyte (12 July-2 August), Manila (5-29 August), and Kanoya, Japan (8 September-2 November). Sailing by way of Pearl Harbor and San Pedro, Calif., the tanker reached Mobile, Ala., 14 January 1946. She was decommissioned there 21 February 1946 and returned to the War Shipping Administration the same day.

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Published: Wed Mar 08 12:44:55 EST 2023