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'''Belet''' (APD 109) was laid down as DE 599 on 29 March 1943 at [[Hingham]], Mass., by the [[Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co.]]; launched on 3 March 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Eleanor J. Belet, the widow of Master Technical Sergeant Belet; reclassified a high speed transport and redesignated APD 109 on 17 July; and commissioned on 15 June 1945, Lt. Comdr. Albert P. Merrill in command.
'''Belet''' (APD 109) was laid down as DE 599 on 29 March 1943 at Hingham, Mass., by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co.; launched on 3 March 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Eleanor J. Belet, the widow of Master Technical Sergeant Belet; reclassified a high speed transport and redesignated APD 109 on 17 July; and commissioned on 15 June 1945, Lt. Comdr. Albert P. Merrill in command.
The war's end did not cancel her voyage to the central Pacific. On 1 September, she departed San Diego and set course for the [[Mariana Islands]]. The high speed transport stopped at Pearl Harbor only long enough to take on fuel and provisions and then touched briefly at [[Eniwetok Atoll]] before arriving at Saipan on the 17th. Belet operated out of Saipan shuttling troops as needed and providing escort and lifeguard services. She left the Marianas on 8 October and headed for occupation duty in Japan. On 11 October, Belet relieved USCGC Taney as port director ship at [[Wakayama]], Japan. The high speed transport remained at this station until ordered stateside in December.
The war's end did not cancel her voyage to the central Pacific. On 1 September, she departed San Diego and set course for the [[Mariana Islands]]. The high speed transport stopped at Pearl Harbor only long enough to take on fuel and provisions and then touched briefly at Eniwetok Atoll before arriving at Saipan on the 17th. Belet operated out of Saipan shuttling troops as needed and providing escort and lifeguard services. She left the Marianas on 8 October and headed for occupation duty in Japan. On 11 October, Belet relieved USCGC Taney as port director ship at Wakayama, Japan. The high speed transport remained at this station until ordered stateside in December.