USS Chilton

USS Chilton (APA-38) was a Bayfield-class attack transport. Her task was to deliver troops to the battle front, and to recover and care for the wounded. She served in the Pacific Ocean in the war against the Empire of Japan and returned home post-war with one battle star to her credit.

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Chilton (APA-38); SS Sea Needle; Sea Needle
Bayfield-class attack transport, attack transport, United States Navy, 

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1942-09-10T00:00:00Z

1942-09-10T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1943-12-07T00:00:00Z

1943-12-07T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1942-12-29T00:00:00Z

1942-12-29T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Frameless

USS Chilton (APA-38) underway in the Mediterranean Sea on 20 December 1967 (K-43250)

USS Chilton (APA-38) at anchor, circa in the 1950s

Group from the Bikini Atoll Radiological Survey taking a break in the shade with USS CHILTON in background, summer 1947 (DONALDSON 17)

USS Chilton (APA-38) off Boston, Massachusetts (USA) on 18 November 1944 (BS 86810)

Japanese monument on Bikini Island with the USS CHILTON in background, summer 1947 (DONALDSON 21)

USS Chilton (APA-38) at anchor, circa in the 1950s (L45-51.02.01)

D-Day, USS Chilton, Steelpike I, 26 October 1964

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Chilton (APA-38) underway in the Mediterranean Sea on 20 December 1967 (K-43250)		Commons
commons	image		USS Chilton (APA-38) at anchor, circa in the 1950s		Commons
commons	image		Group from the Bikini Atoll Radiological Survey taking a break in the shade with USS CHILTON in background, summer 1947 (DONALDSON 17)		Commons
commons	image		USS Chilton (APA-38) off Boston, Massachusetts (USA) on 18 November 1944 (BS 86810)		Commons
commons	image		Japanese monument on Bikini Island with the USS CHILTON in background, summer 1947 (DONALDSON 21)		Commons
commons	image		USS Chilton (APA-38) at anchor, circa in the 1950s (L45-51.02.01)		Commons
commons	image		D-Day, USS Chilton, Steelpike I, 26 October 1964		Commons
commons	image		330-ps-9065-1 15207166884 o		Commons