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Trinity - The Trinity River is a 710-mile-long river in Texas, and is the longest river with a watershed entirely within the state of Texas. It rises in extreme
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An aerial port side view of USS Trinity (AO-13) underway, showing her deck layout, 13 July 1942. She was armed with two single 5/38 guns forward and aft
and 3"/50 AA guns in gun tubs port and starboard on the forward part of the aft superstructure. The forward 5"/38 gun was fitted with an open backed shield, an unusual practice in US
auxiliary vessels.
From the Collection Database of the Australian War Memorial under the ID Number: 302761. |
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USS Trinity (AO-13) at anchor during World War II, date and location unknown,
Photo courtesy courtesy of Alan Bingham whose father serrved in Trinity during WWII. |
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USS Trinity (AO-13) underway, 19 July 19, 1943. Trinity was in the process moving her base to Milne Bay, New
Guinea, where she arrived, 13 August 1943 and came under the control of Commander, Base Force, 7th Fleet. Trinity plied the Milne Bay-Brisbane route,
while also touching at Cairns and Townsville, Australia. When anchored at Milne Bay, she provided oil for miscellaneous Allied ships.
Australian War Memorial, Photo No. 304069 |
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USS Trinity (AO-13) at anchor, late 1944, location unknown. |
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USS Trinity (AO-13) enters the floating drydock
USS ABSD-2, 11 April 1945 at Seeadler Harbor, Manus, assisted by a large harbor tug (YTB) and at least two LCM-6s. Trinity was in the
drydock from 11 to 18 April 1945. Note unusual use of shaded white hull number "AO-13" on Trinity's stern and the tips of the bow doors of an LST in the drydock astern
of Trinity.
US National Archives, Photo No.'s 80-G-337373 and 80-G-337374, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives. |
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USS Trinity (AO-13) "Black Gang", date and location unknown |
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