USS Claiborne (AK-171) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.
| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Claiborne |
| Namesake | |
| Ordered | as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2144[1] |
| Builder | Froemming Brothers, Inc, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Yard number | 16[1] |
| Laid down | 1944 |
| Launched | 3 September 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Miss L. Kapczynski |
| Commissioned | 19 April 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 7 February 1946 |
| Stricken | 5 June 1946 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 6 January 1971 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | Alamosa-class cargo ship |
| Type | C1-M-AV1 |
| Tonnage | 5,032 long tons deadweight (DWT)[1] |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 388 ft 8 in (118.47 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft | 21 ft 1 in (6.43 m) |
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| Propulsion | 1 × propeller |
| Speed | 11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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Construction
editClaiborne was launched 3 September 1944, by Froemming Brothers, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2144; sponsored by Miss L. Kapczynski; and commissioned 19 April 1945 at New Orleans, Louisiana.[3]
Service history
editWorld War II Pacific Theatre operations
editClaiborne departed Gulfport, Mississippi, 20 May 1945 and arrived at Hollandia, New Guinea, 5 July. For the next 6 months she operated in the Philippines and New Guinea areas, carrying food, and supplies, and helping to redeploy troops among the various islands. Claiborne sailed from Manila 6 January 1946, for Yokosuka, Japan, anchoring there 13 January.[3]
Post-war decommissioning
editClaiborne was decommissioned and transferred to the War Shipping Administration at Tokyo 7 February 1946. The ship was operated by the War Department until placed in the Reserve Fleet berthing area at Olympia, Washington, on 5 May 1950. Ultimately, she was sold to the Marine Power & Equipment Company, on 6 January 1971, and was delivered to her purchaser at Olympia on 1 February 1971 for scrapping.[3]
Notes
edit- Citations
- ^ a b c C1 Cargo Ships 2009.
- ^ a b c DANFS 2016.
Bibliography
edit- "Claiborne (AK-171)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - "C1 Cargo Ships". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- "Claiborne (AK-171)". Navsource.org. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
External links
edit- Photo gallery of USS Claiborne (AK-171) at NavSource Naval History