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Carmita (IX-152)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Alpha - Charlie NAAC

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal

Non-self propelled Storage Barge:

Laid down in 1943 as Slate, a Maritime Commission type (B7-D1) concrete-hulled barge, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1328), at Barrett, Hilp & Belair Shipyard, South San Francisco, CA.

Launched in 1943

Acquired by the Navy and placed in service as Carmita (IX-152), in May 1943

During World War II Carmita was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, Service Squadron 10 and served at:

Eniwetok, Marshal Islands, July 1944 to September 1944
Ulithi Atoll, Carolina Islands, October 1944 to May 1945
San Pedro Bay, Leyte Gulf, Philippines, May 1945 to January 1946
Guiuan, Samar, Philippines, February 1946

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, 25 September 1946

Final Disposition, sunk in 1947, location unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 5,687 t.(lt) 10,960 t.(fl)
Length 366' 4"
Beam 54'
Draft 26'
Complement 52
Armament

one single 40mm gun mount

four single 20mm gun mounts
Propulsion none

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
103k	Carmita (IX-152) at San Francisco, 19 May 1944, a week after being placed in service. The numbered alterations include two crawler cranes, raised tubs for two 20mm guns forward, and a tub for another pair aft. US National Archives, RG-19-LCM, photo # 19-N-76374	Mike Green
38k	Carmita (IX-152) at anchor, in Ulithi Atoll, date unknown.	John Partin Carmita
84k	Carmita (IX-152) at anchor, in Ulithi Atoll, with *LCT 758* alongside, date unknown.	Bill Walsh in honor of his father Sgt. William C. Walsh USMCR Carmita Marine Detachment

Carmita (IX-152)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command

Officer in Charge
01	LT. Burch Jr., Charles E.	1944 - 1945
02	LTjg. Raney, Walter A.	1945 - 1946

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Carmita IX-152

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