These are the places the USS Rankin visited, or made landings at, or was otherwise connected with, from her launching in 1944 to her sinking in 1988. To learn more about these locations, click the flags or the place names below.

The list on this page comes from cruise books, photos, and personal recollections. A complete record appears in the USS Rankin Deck Logs on file at the National Archives at College Park, MD. We're looking for someone to finance a trip there, or to do the research themselves. It should take about a week. Let us know if you might help us with this project.

 

Aruba
    
Jamaica
Kingston
Montego Bay
Ocho Rios
    
China
Chinwangtao
Tsingtao
    
Philippines
Manila
Lingayen Gulf
Samar
San Fabian
Subic Bay

Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
Haina

Puerto Rico
San Juan
Ponce
Roosevelt Roads
Vieques
Culebra

France
Cannes
Marseille
Saint Rafael

Spain
Barcelona
Cadiz
Malaga
Rota
Valencia
Gibraltar

United States
1944-1947
Wilmington, NC
Charleston, SC
Hilo, HI
    
1952-1988
Norfolk, VA
Brooklyn, NY
Charleston, SC

Greece
Athens / Piraeus
Corfu
Heraklion, Crete
Rhodes
Souda Bay, Crete
Thessalonica
Timbakion, Crete
        
Honolulu, HI
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
Alameda, CA
    
Elizabeth City, NC
Little Creek, VA
Morehead City, NC
Port Everglades, FL
Port Royal, SC
Savannah, GA
Stuart, FL
    
Haiti
Port-au-Prince
Jacmel
Les Cayes
   
U. S. Virgin Islands
St. Croix
St. Thomas
   
Italy
Brindisi
Catania, Sicily
Livorno
Messina, Sicily
Naples
San Remo
    
Other Places
Guantanamo Bay
Panama Canal
Ulithi