USS Carmita (IX-152)

Carmita (IX-152) at San Francisco, 19 May 1944
History
United States
Name	USS Carmita
Builder	Barrett, Hilp & Belair Shipyard, San Francisco
Laid down	1943
Launched	1943
Commissioned	11 May 1944
Stricken	25 September 1946
Fate	Sunk, 1947
General characteristics
Class and type	Trefoil-class cargo barge
Displacement	5,687 long tons (5,778 t) light 10,960 long tons (11,136 t) full
Length	366 ft 4 in (111.66 m)
Beam	54 ft (16 m)
Draft	26 ft (7.9 m)
Propulsion	None
Complement	52
Armament	1 × 40 mm AA gun

USS Carmita (IX-152) was a Trefoil-class concrete barge - a supply ship made of concrete - during World War II. Considered an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, she was acquired and placed in service on 11 May 1944. The IX-152 was the second ship of the United States Navy to have the name Carmita and was named for the first Carmita, a schooner captured during the American Civil War. 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.

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• USS Carmita (IX-152) by Steve Schwartz

• Photo gallery of USS Carmita at NavSource Naval History