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OLONGAPO LONG BEACH WESTPAC 1968
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Va . »jtk-iC5C» . The USS MANATEE was commissioned on April 6, 1944, at Bethelehem Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland. She was the tenth of the CIMARRON class fleet oilers to be built. Originally intended as a commercial tanker she was redesigned and built to fit the requirements of a navy oiler. She is 553 feet long, 75 feet wide and displaces 25,000 tons when fully loaded. MANATEE entered the war on June 16, 1944 as part of the logistic support group in the invasions of Saipan, Tinian and Guam. Throught these camp- aigns MANATEE shuttled from Eniwetok to the fueling areas, servicing ships of various types as often as necessary. After these islands were secur- ed, MANATEE moved to Manus Island and contin- ued servicing what was then the Third Fleet thr- ough the first phase of the Battle of the Philippines. In October of 1944, MANATEE proceeded north- ward to join the forces of Admiral Halsey, then covering the landings on Leyte. By this time, the oiler had become a floating supply base, supplying mail, aircraft wing tanks, depth charges, freight, motion pictures, transportation service, and a large number of personnel replacements; thereby enabl- ing the fleet commander to maintain indefinitely his strikes against the enemy. Late in February 1945, MANATEE was ordered to Leyte Gulf where she was to help support the invasion of Okinawa. Following the Okinawa camp- aign, MANATEE became a part of the logistics
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