USS Silica
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Silica |
| Builder | Barrett & Hilp, Belair Shipyard, San Francisco, California |
| Laid down | 5 December 1943 |
| Launched | 31 December 1943 |
| Commissioned | 8 June 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 30 November 1945 |
| Stricken | 3 January 1946 |
| Fate | Wrecked by a typhoon, 9 October 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Trefoil-class cargo barge |
| Displacement | 5,636 long tons (5,726 t) |
| Length | 366 ft 4 in (111.66 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft (16 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Propulsion | None |
| Speed | Not self-propelled |
| Complement | 52 officers and men |
| Armament | 1 × 40 mm AA gun |
USS Silica (IX-151), a Trefoil-class concrete barge designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for silica. Her keel was laid down as SS Bauxite (T. B7-D1, MC hull 1331) on 5 December 1943 by Barrett & Hilp, Belair Shipyard, San Francisco, California. She was launched on 31 December 1943 sponsored by Mrs. William O'Neill, and acquired by the Navy and commissioned on 8 June 1944.