USS Carmita (IX-152) was a - a supply ship made of concrete - during World War II. Considered an unclassified miscellaneous vessel

Unclassified miscellaneous vessel

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, she was acquired and placed in service on 11 May 1944. The IX-152 was the second ship of the United States Navy

United States Navy

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 to have the name Carmita and was named for the first , a schooner captured during the American Civil War

American Civil War

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. 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

Naval Vessel Register

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