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'''Barite''' is a non-self-propelled [[concrete]]-hulled [[barge]] was laid down under a [[Maritime Commission]] contract (MC hull 1335) on 24 November 1943 at South [[San Fransisco|San Francisco,]] [[California]] by the Belair [[Shipyard]] of Barrett and Hilp; designated IX 161 on 7 February 1944; launched on 18 February 1944; sponsored by Mrs. S. C. Anderson; and delivered to the [[Navy]] at her builder’s yard on 31 August 1944. She was placed in service the same day.

'''Barite''' is a non-self-propelled [[concrete]]-hulled [[barge]] was laid down under a [[Maritime Commission]] contract (MC hull 1335) on 24 November 1943 at South [[San Francisco,]] [[California]] by the Belair [[Shipyard]] of Barrett and Hilp; designated IX 161 on 7 February 1944; launched on 18 February 1944; sponsored by Mrs. S. C. Anderson; and delivered to the [[Navy]] at her builder’s yard on 31 August 1944. She was placed in service the same day.

Towed by [[Iroquois]], Barite departed San Francisco on 25 September 1944 and entered [[Pearl Harbor]] on the morning of 2 October. Clearing that port four days later, again astern of Iroquois, the barge proceeded to Eniwetok. From thence, under tow by the auxiliary ocean tug ATA 124, with Vaga (YTB 374) as “retriever” and YMS 276 as escort, Barite reached Ulithi, in the Carolines, on 13 January 1945 and joined the armada of 225 ships present at that key advanced base.

Towed by [[Iroquois]], Barite departed San Francisco on 25 September 1944 and entered [[Pearl Harbor]] on the morning of 2 October. Clearing that port four days later, again astern of Iroquois, the barge proceeded to Eniwetok. From thence, under tow by the auxiliary ocean tug ATA 124, with Vaga (YTB 374) as “retriever” and YMS 276 as escort, Barite reached Ulithi, in the Carolines, on 13 January 1945 and joined the armada of 225 ships present at that key advanced base.