| USS Feldspar (IX-159) | |
|---|---|
| Career (US) |  |
| Name: | USS Feldspar |
| In service: | 11 August 1944 |
| Struck: | 28 August 1946 |
| Fate: | Sold |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Trefoil-class cargo barge |
| Displacement: |
5,636 long tons (5,726 t) light 10,960 long tons (11,136 t) full |
| Length: | 366 ft 4 in (111.66 m) |
| Beam: | 54 ft (16 m) |
| Draft: | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Speed: | Not self-propelled |
| Complement: | 52 |
| Armament: | 1 × 40 mm AA gun |
USS Feldspar (IX-159), a Trefoil-class concrete barge designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for feldspar.
She was acquired by the Navy and placed in service on 11 August 1944. She was towed to the Philippine Islands where she provided United States Army and United States Marine Corps supplies. Feldspar was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 28 August 1946 and sold.
References[]
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links[]
- Photo gallery of USS Feldspar at NavSource Naval History
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