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101USS Harjurand (ARS-31) — was an Harjurand class rescue and salvage ship acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. Her task was to come to the aid of stricken vessels. A varied ownership Harjurand was built as SS Olesa in 1919 by Astilleros Cardona, S.A., Barcelona,… …
102USS Camanga (AG-42) — S.S. Point Bonita (American freighter, 1918) On a trial trip on 22 June 1918 near the yard of her builder, the Albina Engine Machine Works, Portland, Oregon. This ship was in commission as USS Point …
103SS Pennsylvanian — was a cargo ship built in 1913 for the American Hawaiian Steamship Company. During World War I she was taken over by the United States Navy and commissioned as USS Pennsylvanian (ID 3511) in September 1918, but renamed two months later to USS… …
104Operation Magic Carpet — This article is about the United States post World War II operation. For the Israeli operation to transport Yemenite Jews to Israel, see Operation Magic Carpet (Yemen). Homeward bound U.S. GIs on board the carrier USS Enterprise during… …
105USS Thurston (AP-77) — was a troop transport that served with the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after counties in Nebraska and Washington. Thurston was laid down under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 134) as SS Del Santos on 9 December… …
106USS Matsonia (ID-1589) — was a transport for the United States Navy during World War I. Before and after her Navy service she was ocean liner SS Matsonia for the Matson Navigation Company. The liner was sold in 1937 to the Alaska Packers Association and renamed SS Etolin …
107Acronyms and Abbreviations — AAA Agricultural Adjustment Administration ACC Allied Control Council ACLU American Civil Liberties Union ADA Americans for Democratic Action AEC Atomic Energy Commission AFBF American Farm Bureau Federation AFC America First Committee… …
108USS Moose (IX-124) — USS Moose (IX 124), an Armadillo class tanker designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the moose, a large ruminant animal of the deer family, found in Canada and the northern… …
109Military Sealift Command — Established: 9 July 1949 Activated: Renamed: 1 …
110List of Amherst College people — This is a list of some notable people affiliated with Amherst College.Notable alumniCollege founders and presidents*Edward Jones 1826, Principal of forerunner of Fourah Bay College (the predecessor of the University of Sierra Leone) (Africa)… …
