Pamina I (AKA-34)
1945-1946
Named for an astronomical body.
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(AKA-34: displacement 7,000; length 426'0"; beam 58'0"; draft 16'0"; s. 17 k.; cpl. 303; armament 1 5-inch, 8 40 millimeter; 10 20 millimeter; class Artemis; type S4-SE2-BE1)
The first Pamina (AKA-43) was laid down on 29 October 1944 at Providence, R.I., by the Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc., under a Maritime Commission contract (M. C. Hull 1895); launched on 5 January 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Ralph M. Johnston; commissioned on 10 February 1945, Lt. Cmdr. Edwin P. Teague, D-M, USNR, in command.
Following shakedown Pamina transited the Panama Canal and reported to Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet, at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii. After intensive training with other vessels of her type, she departed Pearl Harbor on 22 April and arrived at Okinawa on 15 May to deliver important cargo and to render valuable assistance to combat operations ashore. She operated in the South, Southwest and Western Pacific areas for the remainder of World War II. Immediately thereafter she transported occupation forces to Japan and returning servicemen to the United States. Pamina was reclassified AGS-15 and renamed Tanner (q.v.) 15 May 1946.
Pamina received one battle star for her World War II service, for her participation in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (16--19 May 1945).
Updated, Robert J. Cressman
5 February 2025
