Designed to provide facilities for the issuance of stores at advanced bases, Quartz was assigned to the Service Force, Pacific Fleet (ComServPac). She was towed to Pearl Harbor from San Francisco, arriving on 10 May 1944. Operating with Service Squadrons 8 and 10, she was typical of the "Green Dragons" or "Crockery" ships, which acted as warehouses afloat and packed every conceivable supply item within their holds. She provided services at Majuro, Eniwetok, Ulithi, Leyte and Guam.
Quartz specialized in the handling of clothing, together with general stores. High speed provision ships made runs to the far reaches of the Pacific, transferred their cargoes to the "crockery" ships, and then returned to the United States for another load without awaiting piecemeal discharge of their cargoes.
Photo gallery of USS Quartz at NavSource Naval History
April 13, 2024
quartz, trefoil, class, concrete, barge, designated, unclassified, miscellaneous, vessel, only, ship, united, states, navy, named, quartz, silicon, dioxide, sio2, hard, vitreous, mineral, occurring, many, varieties, comprising, earth, crust, keel, laid, down, . USS Quartz IX 150 a Trefoil class concrete barge designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for quartz or silicon dioxide SiO2 a hard vitreous mineral occurring in many varieties and comprising 12 of the Earth s crust Her keel was laid down as MC hull 1330 by Barrett and Hilp Belair Shipyard San Francisco California T B7 D1 She was launched on 4 December 1943 and accepted by the Navy and placed in service on 13 April 1944 HistoryUnited StatesNameUSS QuartzBuilderBarrett and Hilp Belair Shipyard San Francisco CaliforniaLaunched4 December 1943In service13 April 1944Out of service31 December 1946Stricken22 January 1947FateSold 23 October 1947 Permanently anchored as a breakwaterGeneral characteristicsClass and typeTrefoil class cargo bargeDisplacement10 970 long tons 11 146 t Length360 ft 110 m Beam54 ft 16 m Draft26 ft 7 9 m PropulsionNoneSpeedNot self propelledComplement52 officers and men Contents 1 Service history 1 1 World War II 1944 1945 1 2 Post war activities and fate 1945 1947 2 References 3 External linksService history editWorld War II 1944 1945 edit Designed to provide facilities for the issuance of stores at advanced bases Quartz was assigned to the Service Force Pacific Fleet ComServPac She was towed to Pearl Harbor from San Francisco arriving on 10 May 1944 Operating with Service Squadrons 8 and 10 she was typical of the Green Dragons or Crockery ships which acted as warehouses afloat and packed every conceivable supply item within their holds She provided services at Majuro Eniwetok Ulithi Leyte and Guam Quartz specialized in the handling of clothing together with general stores High speed provision ships made runs to the far reaches of the Pacific transferred their cargoes to the crockery ships and then returned to the United States for another load without awaiting piecemeal discharge of their cargoes Post war activities and fate 1945 1947 edit Further information The Hulks After V J Day Quartz was assigned to support Operation Crossroads atomic bomb testing Quartz was part of Task Group 1 and 8 a supply and support group to the testing After the detonation Quartz was towed to Kwajalein for study and monitoring After verifying her free of radioactive contamination the Navy sold her on 23 October 1947 to the Powell River Company where she was permanently anchored with nine other hulls to form a breakwater protecting the Catalyst Paper mill log pond in Powell River British Columbia 1 References edit Miscellaneous Photo Index This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links editPhoto gallery of USS Quartz at NavSource Naval History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Quartz amp oldid 1189928700, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
