USS Pinellas

USS Pinellas (AK-202) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship that was constructed for the U.S. Navy during the closing period of World War II. By the time she was scheduled for commissioning, the war's end caused her to be declared "excess to needs" and she was returned to the U.S. Government and struck by the Navy.

History
United States
Name	Coastal Stevedore (1944–1945, 1945–) Pinellas (1945)
Namesake	Pinellas County, Florida
Ordered	as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2156
Builder	Globe Shipbuilding Co., Superior, Wisconsin
Yard number	123
Launched	22 December 1944
Completed	3 December 1945
Acquired	3 March 1945
Commissioned	Returned to the US Maritime Commission (MARCOM) prior to commissioning
Identification	Hull symbol: AK-202 Code letters: NXMT
Fate	Returned to MARCOM, 3 December 1945
United States
Name	Coastal Stevedore
Owner	MARCOM
Operator	A. H. Bull & Company (1945) Bull Insular Lines, Inc. (1946) A. L. Burbank & Company (1947)
Acquired	3 December 1945
In service	3 December 1945
Out of service	2 December 1947
Fate	Sold, 13 January 1948
Cuba
Name	Coastal Stevedor
Acquired	1 January 1948
Identification	IMO number: 5033909
Fate	Scrapped, 1980
General characteristics
Class and type	Alamosa-class cargo ship
Type	C1-M-AV1
Tonnage	5,032 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Displacement	2,382 long tons (2,420 t) (standard) 7,450 long tons (7,570 t) (full load)
Length	388 ft 8 in (118.47 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	21 ft 1 in (6.43 m)
Installed power	1 × Nordberg, TSM 6 diesel engine 1,750 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × propeller
Speed	11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity	3,945 t (3,883 long tons) DWT 9,830 cu ft (278 m3) (refrigerated) 227,730 cu ft (6,449 m3) (non-refrigerated)
Complement	15 Officers 70 Enlisted
Armament	1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50-caliber dual-purpose gun (DP) 6 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons

Construction

Pinellas was laid down under Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2156, by Globe Shipbuilding Co., Superior, Wisconsin. She was transferred to the Navy in March 1945. Pinellas was scheduled for commissioning. However, because of the Allied victory in the Pacific Ocean theatre of operations, her commissioning was cancelled.

Merchant service

Pinellas was ordered returned to the US Maritime Commission for disposal. Her name subsequently reverted Coastal Stevedore. Merchant Service A. H. Bull Steamship Company starting 3 December 1945, at New Orleans. Operated under a charter to Bull Insular Lines starting 5 July 1946. Operated by A. L. Burbank & Company, starting 12 February 1947, at New York. Coastal Stevedor was old to the government of Cuba. On 1 January 1948, she was sold to Cuba. She was scrapped in 1980.

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Citations

Bibliography

Online resources

• "C1 Cargo Ships". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
• "USS Pinellas (AK-202)". Navsource.org. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
• "Coastal Competitor". United States Department of Transportation. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

External links

• Photo gallery of USS Pinellas (AK-202) at NavSource Naval History