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! v 5 Q I , X ,V f ,ff W f5,'ggffK 77H 5 A HISTORY ' USS NITRO QAE-233 is one of the more modern ammtmition ships in the United States Navy. It was the first of a new Nitro class of ammunition ships. And it is the second ammuni tion ship to bear the name Nitro. I-ler predeces- sor, decommissioned in 1945 after twenty-five years service with the fleet, established a proud tradition towhich the present Nitro falls-heir. The first Nitro was built in Bremerton, Washington, just after the First World War and her stacks bore combat flags from both theatres of operation by the time V-J Day ended the sec- ond global conflict in 1945. She was part of the mighty fleet which supported the Normandy in- vasion on D- Day, as well as taking an active part in the invasion of Southern France. In the Pacific, she listed in her service record the re- armament of the fleets which took Okinawa and Iwo Jima and recaptured the Phili ines. ' The 5 PP end of the war found the first USS Nitro on her way back to the States for much needed repairsg she was decommissioned shortly thereafter. Ammunition ships have been traditionally named after volcanoes or terms associated with ammunitiong but Nitro was made more appropriate ' by the fine combat record established by the Wold Nitro. The present Nitro's design grew out of the T experience gained in replenishment in World War y Two and the Korean Conflict. Speed and safety are the ideas behind her ammunition' handling facilities. , The second Nitro was built by Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Sparrows Point Shipyard, Inc. , Sparrows Point, Maryland. Her keel was laid on May 20, 1957, and she was christened on June 25, 1958, by Mrs. Randolph McCall Pate, wife of the then Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps. The Nitro is 512 feet long, has a beam of '72 feet, a maximtun draft of 29 feet, and a full load displacement of 17, 000 tons. Her geared steam turbines develop 16, 000 horsepower to drive the single screw which propels her through the water at 20 knots. Following delivery ' of the Nitro to the Navy at Norfolk, Virginia, she was commissioned as United States Ship on May 1, 1959. i s 4 1 I r. n , , i
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