USS Screven (AK-210) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship that was constructed for the US Navy during the closing period of World War II. She served in the Pacific Ocean theatre of operations and returned home in 1946 to be placed into the "mothball fleet" where she remained until sold in 1947 for commercial maritime service.
 USS Screven (AK-210) seen here prior to commissioning, possibly fitting out or undergoing trials at Leathem D Smith Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Screven |
| Namesake | Screven County, Georgia |
| Ordered | as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2164[1] |
| Builder | Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
| Yard number | 330[1] |
| Laid down | 11 July 1944 |
| Launched | 30 November 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Harold Roeth |
| Acquired | 3 July 1945 |
| Commissioned | 2 August 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 30 April 1946 |
| Stricken | 8 May 1946 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold 26 February 1947, to Benham and Boyesin, Inc, Norway |
 Norway | |
| Name | Norlindo |
| Owner | Benham and Boyesin, Inc, Norway |
| Acquired | 26 February 1947 |
| Fate | Sold 1959 |
 Peru | |
| Name | Ilo |
| Namesake | City of Ilo |
| Owner | Peruvian Navy |
| Acquired | 1959 |
| Identification | A 133[1] |
| Fate | Sold to Spanish shipbreaker in 1968 |
| 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
editScreven was laid down under US Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2164, on 11 July 1944, by Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; launched on 30 November 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Harold Roeth; acquired on 3 July 1945; and commissioned on 2 August 1945.[3][2]
Service history
editWorld War II-related service
editAfter shakedown, Screven arrived at Gulfport, Mississippi, on 31 August 1945 to load cargo. She sailed on 21 September and, after stops at the Panama Canal Zone and Pearl Harbor, arrived at Guam on 16 November. Departing from Guam on 19 December, the ship arrived at San Francisco, on 9 January 1946 and proceeded to the US East Coast.[3]
Post-war inactivation
editScreven arrived at Baltimore, Maryland, on 10 April for inactivation, and was decommissioned on 30 April. She was redelivered to the Maritime Commission on 7 May 1946 and struck from the Navy List on 8 May.[3]
Merchant service
editThe freighter was purchased 26 February 1947, for $693,862,[4] by the Norwegian firm of Benham and Boyesin, Inc. She was renamed Norlindo.[3]
Peruvian Navy service
editIn 1959 she became the Peruvian Navy transport, Ilo (A 133).[1] She was sold to Spanish shipbreakers in 1968.[3]
Notes
edit- Citations
Bibliography
editOnline resources
- "Screven". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - "C1 Cargo Ships". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- "USS Screven (AK-210)". Navsource.org. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- "Screven (AK-210)". United States Department of Transportation. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
External links
edit- Photo gallery of USS Screven (AK-210) at NavSource Naval History
