USS Carmita (IX-152) explained
USS Carmita (IX-152) was a - a supply ship made of concrete - during World War II. Considered an
unclassified miscellaneous vessel, she was acquired and placed in service on 11 May 1944. The IX-152 was the second ship of the
United States Navy to have the name
Carmita and was named for the first, a schooner captured during the
American Civil War. The IX-152 was originally known as
Slate. She was attached to Service Force, Pacific Fleet, until 25 September 1946 when she was stricken from the
Naval Vessel Register.
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