| − | The [[USS] '''Barnwell''' (APA 132) was laid down on 25 July 1944 at Wilmington, [[California]], by the California Shipbuilding Corp., under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 48); launched on 30 September 1944; and sponsored by Mrs. M. L. Rhodes; fitted out at Oakland, [[California]], by the Moore Dry Dock Co.; and commissioned on 19 January 1945, Capt. M. M. Stephens in command. | + | The [[Ship naming conventions|USS]] '''Barnwell''' (APA 132) was laid down on 25 July 1944 at Wilmington, [[California]], by the California Shipbuilding Corp., under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 48); launched on 30 September 1944; and sponsored by Mrs. M. L. Rhodes; fitted out at Oakland, [[California]], by the Moore Dry Dock Co.; and commissioned on 19 January 1945, Capt. M. M. Stephens in command. |