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USS AsphaltUnited States
NameUSS Asphalt
BuilderBarrett & Hilp, Belair Shipyards, San Francisco, California
Laid down1944
In service30 June 1944
Stricken23 February 1945
FateWrecked by storm, 6 October 1944, then abandoned
NotesSemi-submerged at 15°13′2.60″N 145°42′14.27″E / 15.2173889°N 145.7039639°E / 15.2173889; 145.7039639
General characteristics
Class and typeTrefoil-class cargo barge
Displacement
  • 5,636 long tons (5,726 t) light
  • 10,960 long tons (11,136 t) full
Length366 ft (112 m)
Beam54 ft (16 m)
Draft33 ft (10 m)
PropulsionNone
SpeedNot self-propelled
Complement52
Armament1 × 40 mm AA gun

USS Asphalt (IX-153), a Trefoil-class concrete barge designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for asphalt. Her keel was laid down in 1944 at San Francisco, California, by Barrett & Hilp, Belair Shipyards. She was acquired by the Navy on 30 June 1944 through the Maritime Commission and was placed in service that same day.

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