page_title: USS Blackford
hierarchical_section_title: USS Blackford
caption_attribution_description: English: USS Dorchester (APB-46) probably returning to San Francisco from the Western Pacific on 9 April 1946.
context_page_description: USS Blackford was a Benewah-class self-propelled barracks ship that was in service with the United States Navy during the waning days of World War II. She was decommissioned in April 1947 and sold for merchant service. In c. 1968-1970, she was sunk as a target by the South African Military.
context_section_description: USS Blackford (APB-45) was a Benewah-class self-propelled barracks ship that was in service with the United States Navy during the waning days of World War II. She was decommissioned in April 1947 and sold for merchant service. In c. 1968-1970, she was sunk as a target by the South African Military.
caption: Sister ship, USS Dorchester APB-46
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