USS Feldspar (IX-159), a Trefoil-class concrete barge designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for feldspar.

History
United States
NameUSS Feldspar
In service11 August 1944
Stricken28 August 1946
FateSold
General characteristics
Class and typeTrefoil-class cargo barge
Displacement
  • 5,636 long tons (5,726 t) light
  • 10,960 long tons (11,136 t) full
Length366 ft 4 in (111.66 m)
Beam54 ft (16 m)
Draft26 ft (7.9 m)
PropulsionNone
SpeedNot self-propelled
Complement52
Armament1 × 40 mm AA gun

She was acquired by the Navy and placed in service on 11 August 1944. She was towed to the Philippine Islands where she provided United States Army and United States Marine Corps supplies. Feldspar was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 28 August 1946 and sold.

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