USS Alamosa (AK-156) Class

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Class:        ALAMOSA (AK-156)
Design:        MC C1-M-AV1
Displacement (tons):        2,474 light, 7,450 lim.
Dimensions (feet):        338.5' oa, 320.0' wl x 50.0' e x 21.1' lim.
Original Armament:        1-3"/50 6-20mm
Later armaments:        no 3"/50, 0<2-20mmS (1949: AK-157, 162, 170, 179, 184, 213); 2<4-20mmT (1951-57: AK-157, 162, 170, 179, 213);
1-3"/50 2<4-20mmT (1952-55: AK-157, 162, 179, 184, 213); 1-3"/50 (1958: AK-213)
Complement:        69 (1944)
Speed (kts.):        11.5
Propulsion (HP):        1,750
Machinery:        Nordberg diesel (TSM6), 1 screw

Construction:

AK	Name	Acq.	Builder	Keel	Launch	Commiss.
156	ALAMOSA	10 Aug 44	Kaiser Cargo, Richmond	15 Nov 43	14 Apr 44	25 Sep 44
157	ALCONA	15 Sep 44	Kaiser Cargo, Richmond	27 Nov 43	9 May 44	15 Sep 44
158	AMADOR	9 Oct 44	Kaiser Cargo, Richmond	27 Dec 43	15 Jun 44	25 Nov 44
159	ANTRIM	31 Oct 44	Kaiser Cargo, Richmond	18 Apr 44	17 Jul 44	31 Oct 44
160	AUTAUGA	24 Nov 44	Kaiser Cargo, Richmond	10 May 44	7 Aug 44	24 Nov 44
161	BEAVERHEAD	3 Jan 45	Kaiser Cargo, Richmond	15 Jun 44	2 Sep 44	3 Jan 45
162	BELTRAMI	4 Jan 45	Kaiser Cargo, Richmond	18 Jul 44	26 Sep 44	4 Jan 45
163	BLOUNT	26 Jan 45	Kaiser Cargo, Richmond	7 Aug 44	19 Oct 44	26 Jan 45
164	BREVARD	19 Feb 45	Kaiser Cargo, Richmond	2 Sep 44	18 Nov 44	19 Feb 45
165	BULLOCK	2 Mar 45	Kaiser Cargo, Richmond	26 Sep 44	2 Dec 44	2 Mar 45
166	CABELL	11 Apr 45	Kaiser Cargo, Richmond	20 Oct 44	23 Dec 44	11 Apr 45
167	CALEDONIA	13 Mar 45	Kaiser Cargo, Richmond	20 Nov 44	20 Jan 45	13 Mar 45
168	CHARLEVOIX	23 Dec 44	Froemming Bros	25 Nov 43	20 Apr 44	1 Feb 45
169	CHATHAM	20 Jan 45	Froemming Bros	11 Dec 43	13 May 44	22 Feb 45
170	CHICOT	13 Mar 45	Froemming Bros	22 Apr 44	16 Jul 44	4 Apr 45
171	CLAIBORNE	27 Mar 45	Froemming Bros	17 May 44	3 Sep 44	19 Apr 45
172	CLARION	10 May 45	Froemming Bros	19 Jul 44	22 Oct 44	27 May 45
173	CODINGTON	27 Jun 45	Froemming Bros	5 Sep 44	29 Nov 44	23 Jul 45
174	COLQUITT	17 Aug 45	Froemming Bros	26 Oct 44	21 Jan 45	22 Sep 45
175	CRAIGHEAD	31 Jul 45	Froemming Bros	6 Dec 44	28 Feb 45	5 Sep 45
176	DODDRIDGE	--	Froemming Bros	25 Jan 45	25 Mar 45	--
177	DUVAL	--	Froemming Bros	28 Feb 45	26 Apr 45	--
178	FAIRFIELD	28 Mar 45	Kaiser Cargo, Richmond	4 Dec 44	6 Feb 45	28 Mar 45
179	FARIBAULT	20 Apr 45	Kaiser Cargo, Richmond	27 Dec 44	24 Feb 45	20 Apr 45
180	FENTRESS	4 May 45	Kaiser Cargo, Richmond	22 Jan 45	10 Mar 45	4 May 45
181	FLAGLER	18 May 45	Kaiser Cargo, Richmond	6 Feb 45	24 Mar 45	18 May 45
182	GADSDEN	26 Dec 44	Walter Butler SB, Superior	3 Nov 43	8 Apr 44	28 Feb 45
183	GLACIER	29 Mar 45	Walter Butler SB, Superior	3 Nov 43	22 Apr 44	14 Apr 45
184	GRAINGER	23 Dec 44	Walter Butler SB, Superior	16 Dec 43	7 May 44	26 Jan 45
186	HABERSHAM	26 Apr 45	Walter Butler SB, Superior	28 Dec 43	7 Jun 44	12 May 45
187	HENNEPIN	7 Jun 45	Walter Butler SB, Superior	29 Dec 43	27 Jun 44	3 Jul 45
188	HERKIMER	25 Jun 45	Walter Butler SB, Superior	10 Apr 44	2 Jul 44	14 Jul 45
189	HIDALGO	9 Jul 45	Walter Butler SB, Superior	25 Apr 44	28 Jul 44	4 Aug 45
190	KENOSHA	1 Aug 45	Walter Butler SB, Superior	8 May 44	25 Aug 44	7 Sep 45
191	LEBANON	25 Aug 45	Walter Butler SB, Superior	15 May 44	14 Oct 44	26 Sep 45
192	LEHIGH	30 Jul 45	Walter Butler SB, Superior	8 Jun 44	25 Nov 44	13 Sep 45
193	LANCASTER	21 Sep 45	Walter Butler SB, Superior	1 Jul 44	15 Dec 44	21 Sep 45
194	MARENGO	24 Aug 45	Walter Butler SB, Superior	4 Jul 44	4 Dec 44	21 Sep 45
195	MIDLAND	17 Aug 45	Walter Butler SB, Superior	29 Jul 44	23 Dec 44	27 Sep 45
196	MINIDOKA	--	Walter Butler SB, Superior	26 Aug 44	13 Jan 45	--
197	MUSCATINE	3 Apr 45	Globe SB, Superior	21 Dec 43	16 Jun 44	19 Apr 45
198	MUSKINGUM	6 Apr 45	Globe SB, Superior	26 Jan 44	30 Jun 44	24 Apr 45
200	PEMBINA	9 May 45	Globe SB, Superior	23 Jun 44	14 Oct 44	25 May 45
201	PEMISCOT	12 Sep 45	Globe SB, Superior	7 Jul 44	18 Nov 44	--
202	PINELLAS	--	Globe SB, Superior	9 Aug 44	22 Dec 44	--
203	PIPESTONE	--	Globe SB, Superior	4 Dec 44	6 Mar 45	--
204	PITKIN	--	Globe SB, Superior	6 Jan 45	7 Apr 45	--
205	POINSETT	22 Jan 45	Leathem D. Smith SB	6 Nov 43	22 May 44	7 Feb 45
207	RICHLAND	17 Apr 45	Leathem D. Smith SB	15 Jan 44	5 Aug 44	4 May 45
208	ROCKDALE	5 Jun 45	Leathem D. Smith SB	15 Jan 44	1 Oct 44	26 Jun 45
209	SCHUYLER	20 Jun 45	Leathem D. Smith SB	27 May 44	26 Oct 44	13 Jul 45
210	SCREVEN	3 Jul 45	Leathem D. Smith SB	11 Jul 44	30 Nov 44	2 Aug 45
211	SEBASTIAN	10 Aug 45	Leathem D. Smith SB	10 Aug 44	21 Dec 44	11 Sep 45
212	SOMERSET	20 Sep 45	Leathem D. Smith SB	9 Oct 44	21 Jan 45	--
213	SUSSEX	21 Jul 45	Leathem D. Smith SB	30 Oct 44	3 Feb 45	20 Aug 45
214	TARRANT	3 Aug 45	Leathem D. Smith SB	4 Dec 44	25 Feb 45	18 Sep 45
215	TIPTON	7 Sep 45	Leathem D. Smith SB	28 Dec 44	13 Mar 45	9 Oct 45
216	TRAVERSE	--	Leathem D. Smith SB	25 Jan 45	1 Apr 45	--
217	TULARE	--	Leathem D. Smith SB	8 Feb 45	22 Apr 45	--
218	WASHTENAW	--	Leathem D. Smith SB	9 Mar 45	13 May 45	--
219	WESTCHESTER	--	Leathem D. Smith SB	21 Mar 45	3 Jun 45	--
220	WEXFORD	--	Leathem D. Smith SB	12 Apr 45	24 Jun 45	--

Disposition:

AK	Name	Decomm.	Strike	Disposal	Fate	MA Sale
156	ALAMOSA	20 May 46	19 Jun 46	22 May 46	MC/R	1 May 72
157	ALCONA	6 May 55	1 Apr 60	25 Aug 60	MA/S	1 Aug 60
158	AMADOR	20 Jun 46	19 Jul 46	21 Jun 46	MC/D	12 Apr 48
159	ANTRIM	3 Apr 46	17 Apr 46	6 Apr 46	MC/D	14 Feb 47
160	AUTAUGA	24 Jun 46	19 Jul 46	25 Jun 46	MC/D	3 Apr 48
161	BEAVERHEAD	8 Mar 46	28 Mar 46	13 Mar 46	MC/D	28 Mar 47
162	BELTRAMI	10 Nov 55	1 Apr 60	29 Aug 60	MA/S	1 Aug 60
163	BLOUNT	18 Apr 46	1 May 46	24 Apr 46	MC/D	3 Apr 48
164	BREVARD	3 Jul 46	8 Oct 46	5 Jul 46	MC/D	17 Mar 47
165	BULLOCK	13 Mar 46	28 Mar 46	19 Mar 46	MC/D	18 Feb 47
166	CABELL	19 Jul 46	31 Jul 46	22 Jul 46	MC/D	27 May 47
167	CALEDONIA	25 Mar 46	12 Apr 46	29 Mar 46	MC/D	7 Mar 47
168	CHARLEVOIX	18 Jan 46	12 Mar 46	25 Jan 46	MC/D	26 Feb 47
169	CHATHAM	2 Apr 46	17 Apr 46	4 Apr 46	MC/D	15 Apr 47
170	CHICOT	24 Jul 51	18 Jan 52	24 Jul 51	Trf.	--
171	CLAIBORNE	7 Feb 46	5 Jun 46	7 Feb 46	Army	6 Jan 71
172	CLARION	13 May 46	21 May 46	18 May 46	MC/D	7 Mar 47
173	CODINGTON	27 Feb 46	5 Jun 46	27 Feb 46	Army	27 May 56
174	COLQUITT	11 Mar 46	20 Mar 46	11 Mar 46	USCG	--
175	CRAIGHEAD	18 Jan 46	7 Feb 46	18 Jan 46	MC/D	24 Feb 47
176	DODDRIDGE	--	--	27 Aug 45	Canc.	14 Feb 77
177	DUVAL	--	--	27 Aug 45	Canc.	3 Mar 75
178	FAIRFIELD	11 Jan 46	12 Apr 46	11 Jan 46	Army	--
179	FARIBAULT	20 Jul 56	1 Apr 60	17 Oct 60	MA/S	17 Oct 60
180	FENTRESS	1973	15 Oct 73	20 Jul 74	MA	--
181	FLAGLER	24 Dec 45	7 Feb 46	29 Mar 46	MC/D	2 Feb 48
182	GADSDEN	31 Jan 46	25 Feb 46	1 Feb 46	MC/R	16 Aug 46
183	GLACIER	19 Feb 46	12 Mar 46	22 Feb 46	MC/D	17 Apr 47
184	GRAINGER	7 Feb 56	1 Apr 60	17 Oct 60	MA/S	17 Oct 60
186	HABERSHAM	9 Apr 46	17 Apr 46	11 Apr 46	MC/D	4 Feb 47
187	HENNEPIN	16 Jul 58	1 Jun 60	6 Oct 60	Sold	--
188	HERKIMER	3 Oct 73	15 Jun 73	3 Oct 73	Trf.	--
189	HIDALGO	26 Apr 46	8 May 46	30 Apr 46	MC/D	24 Feb 47
190	KENOSHA	16 Apr 46	1 May 46	23 Apr 46	MC/D	4 Mar 47
191	LEBANON	15 Nov 45	28 Nov 45	15 Nov 45	MC/D	13 Jul 56
192	LEHIGH	6 Nov 45	28 Nov 45	6 Nov 45	MC/D	7 Mar 47
193	LANCASTER	23 Nov 45	5 Dec 45	23 Nov 45	MC/D	13 Jul 56
194	MARENGO	23 Nov 45	5 Dec 45	23 Nov 45	MC/D	23 Jun 65
195	MIDLAND	13 Nov 45	28 Nov 45	13 Nov 45	MC/D	1 Jun 48
196	MINIDOKA	--	--	25 Aug 45	Canc.	13 Jul 56
197	MUSCATINE	7 Mar 46	20 Mar 46	12 Mar 46	MC/D	24 Feb 47
198	MUSKINGUM	10 Jun 73	15 Jun 73	3 Oct 73	MA	--
200	PEMBINA	1958	31 Mar 58	31 Mar 58	MA/R	10 Oct 80
201	PEMISCOT	--	5 Dec 45	31 Oct 45	MC/D	13 Jul 56
202	PINELLAS	--	--	28 Sep 45	Canc.	13 Jan 48
203	PIPESTONE	--	--	27 Aug 45	Canc.	20 Feb 47
204	PITKIN	--	--	27 Aug 45	Canc.	13 Jul 56
205	POINSETT	25 Jan 46	12 Mar 46	29 Jan 46	MC/D	24 Feb 47
207	RICHLAND	23 Jan 46	7 Feb 46	23 Jan 46	MC/R	15 Dec 71
208	ROCKDALE	22 Mar 46	12 Apr 46	26 Mar 46	MC/D	10 Feb 47
209	SCHUYLER	22 Apr 46	5 Jun 46	22 Apr 46	Army	5 Feb 71
210	SCREVEN	30 Apr 46	8 May 46	7 May 46	MC/D	26 Feb 47
211	SEBASTIAN	14 Nov 45	28 Nov 45	14 Nov 45	MC/D	22 Jan 76
212	SOMERSET	--	5 Dec 45	2 Nov 45	MC/R	20 Jun 68
213	SUSSEX	5 Dec 59	1 Jan 60	27 Jul 60	Sold	--
214	TARRANT	21 Nov 45	5 Dec 45	21 Nov 45	MC/D	2 Apr 47
215	TIPTON	4 Mar 46	20 Mar 46	4 Mar 46	USCG	6 Jan 71
216	TRAVERSE	--	--	27 Aug 45	Canc.	12 Dec 46
217	TULARE	--	--	27 Aug 45	Canc.	20 Nov 46
218	WASHTENAW	--	--	27 Aug 45	Canc.	15 Dec 71
219	WESTCHESTER	--	--	27 Aug 45	Canc.	13 Jul 56
220	WEXFORD	--	--	27 Aug 45	Canc.	12 Apr 77

Class Notes:
FY 1944. On 2 Apr 43 the Joint Military Transportation Committee of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) convened a subcommittee including representatives of the Army, Navy, and the War Shipping Administration to discuss the feasibility of developing small steel cargo vessels to provide for the supply problem in the South and Southwest Pacific. Something was needed for local and inter-island use that was smaller than the 10,500 deadweight ton Liberty ships then being delivered. Of the two small cargo ship types then being built by the Maritime Commission, the Baltic coaster type (N3-S-A2) was too small while the concrete-hulled C1-S-D1 type was too large and too deep in draft for use in the Pacific. The subcommittee recommended ships similar to the Norwegian S.S. BERTHA BROVIG with a capacity of 6,500 deadweight tons, a length of 300', and a speed loaded of 10 to 12 knots. The subcommittee appreciated that time would be needed to develop this new design and that the ships would not be delivered until 1944. On 15 Apr 43 and 8 May 43 JCS asked the Maritime Commission to build 100 of these steel coastal cargo vessels. In response the Maritime Commission developed its "Design AV," which called for a ship of 320' length, 50' beam, 22' draft loaded, 6,000 deadweight tons capacity, and 11 knots sea speed. It used diesel instead of the requested reciprocating steam engines and provided for a Navy crew of 8 officers and 67 men or a civilian crew of about 41 men for the Army ships. Other than the crew quarters, the 50 ships for the Army (manned and operated by WSA) and the 50 for the Navy were to be interchangeable. The design, whose full designation was C1-M-AV1, was completed with relatively little difficulty, and on 2 Sep 43 the Maritime Commission approved contracts for construction of the 100 ships (MC hulls 2101-2174, 2194-2207, and 2239-2250), all of which were to be delivered between March and December 1944. On 15 Nov 43 the Army asked that the Navy man 25 of the 50 Army vessels, giving the Navy 75 of the ships, of which 10 were to be completed by the MC as reefer ships (AK 156-220 and AF 30-39). On 10 Jan 44 the Auxiliary Vessels Board recommended that the Secretary of the Navy direct the acquisition of the 75 ships. In February 1944 the MC ordered a second group of 100 ships of this type, but the Navy asked that the 50 allocated to it be manned by civilian crews and operated by WSA on Navy account. The Navy later acquired seven of these ships for use as reefers (AF 41-47). In June 1944 MC hulls 2374-5 and 2377 replaced hulls 2140-1 and 2207 as AK 178-9 and 181. AK-185, 199, and 206 were completed in 1945 as Aviation Supply Ships and are listed here as AVS 5-7.

The ships built on the Great Lakes were taken by Navy ferry crews to New Orleans for completion and conversion, although they remained in MC custody and were not placed in service for the trip. The first of these ships, AK-168, was sailed from Milwaukee to Chicago, where she was dismantled to allow her to pass under two bridges south of the city. This entailed the complete removal of the bridge deck and the superstructure deck, which were stowed on Number 1 and 2 hatches respectively. All masts, kingposts, and rigging were removed and stowed along the main deck. The stack was removed and stowed in one of the holds, as were the lifeboats and davits. Four large pontoons were secured aft to lift the stern enough to pass over places as shallow as 13 feet. The highest part of the ship, the windlass wheel, cleared the first bridge by five inches. At Lockport, Ill., the ship was taken in charge by pusher-type towboats, secured to barges that were also making the trip, and over a period of almost three weeks taken to New Orleans, the entire tow being secured to a stout tree on the river bank each night. At New Orleans the ship was accepted by the Navy, placed in service, and towed down the Intracoastal Canal to Beaumont, Texas, where she was placed out of service, reassembled, and converted for Navy use. Later ships either converted by the MC at New Orleans or were moved from New Orleans to conversion yards in Texas by the MC, with Navy acceptance following final completion.

On 1 Jul 44 CNO asked BuShips to convert three ships of this class (AK-156, 158, and 160) for service as ammunition tenders for advanced Central Pacific bases, the conversions to include insulation and ventilation in the ammunition cargo holds and special stowage for pyrotechnics. The ships retained their AK classification.

On 16 Aug 45 CNO cancelled the acquisition of the last ten cargo ships to be completed, AK-176, 177, 196, 203, 204, and 216-220. The MC completed them as merchant vessels and gave them COASTAL names. Of these, AK-177, which had operated commercially for three years as COASTAL RACER, was acquired by the Navy in 1952 and converted by the Gibbs Corp., Jacksonville, Fla., to a floating power barge (YFP-10) capable of supplying 75% of the total power needs of the largest naval shipyard or the full needs of a city of 100,000 in event of emergency. The ship's propulsion plant was replaced with three steam turbines connected to three 11,500 KW generators providing a total capacity of 34,500 KW. Large evaporators allowed the ship to use sea water in her unique top-fired Foster-Wheeler boilers (in No. 3 hold) and to operate independently of shore support for 30 days, when her fuel tanks would need refilling. Her designation for emergency use recalled the Navy's use of the carrier LEXINGTON at Tacoma, Wash., in 1929, of the former destroyer escort ROBERT DONNELL (IX-182) at Cherbourg in 1944, and of the floating power plant JACONA (YFP-1) at Pusan, Korea. The ship, initially requested by the Navy from the Maritime Administration on 8 Nov 51 and a project of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, was completed and dedicated at Jacksonville on 2 Jul 54. In late 1960 or early 1961 she was towed to Thule, Greenland to provide power to the new Ballistic Missile Early Warning (BMEWS) installation there, and in the mid-1960s she was towed to Guam where she finished her career.

Ship Notes:

AK	Name	MC	Notes
156	ALAMOSA	2101	Ferry commission 10-25 Aug 44. Converted by Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Ore., (begun 30 Aug 44). To NDRF 1946. To buyer 19 May 72.
157	ALCONA	2102	Converted by builder. Modified 1946 for Arctic service (Operation Nanook). In USN reserve 1955-60. To buyer 25 Aug 60, scrapped by 31 Oct 61.
158	AMADOR	2103	Ferry commission 9-23 Oct 44. Converted by Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Ore. (begun 23 Oct 44). Merc. SKAGERN (Swedish) 1948. Scrapped 1980 as ALKYSTIS.
159	ANTRIM	2104	Converted by builder. Merc. KARS (Turkish) 1947, scrapped 1983.
160	AUTAUGA	2105	Converted by USNDD Terminal Island 6 Dec 44 to 9 Jan 45. Merc. HERSILIA (Dutch) 1948, scrapped 1971 as FAUZIA B.
161	BEAVERHEAD	2106	Converted by builder. Merc. HERA (Dutch) 1947, converted to bulk cement carrier 1967, scrapped 1982-84 as VANESSA.
162	BELTRAMI	2107	Converted by builder. Modified 1946 for Arctic service (Operation Nanook). In USN reserve 1955-60. To buyer 29 Aug 60, scrapped by 13 Dec 61.
163	BLOUNT	2108	Converted by builder. Merc. HECUBA (Dutch) 1947. Scrapped 1973 as PANOS.
164	BREVARD	2109	Converted by builder. Merc. ZEEHOND 1947, HESTIA 1948 (both Dutch). Scrapped 1970 as LEILA B.
165	BULLOCK	2110	Converted by builder. Merc. EDIRNE 1947, ADANA 1948, MALATYA 1948 (all Turkish). Scrapped 1982.
166	CABELL	2111	Converted by builder. Merc. SOMMEN (Swedish) 1947, went missing as DONALD, last reported in Gulf of Aden 25 Aug 63.
167	CALEDONIA	2112	Converted by builder. Merc. NORSE CAPTAIN (Norwegian) 1947, scrapped 1980 as SEVEN KINGS.
168	CHARLEVOIX	2141	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 17 Aug 44 and arrived at New Orleans 26 Sep 44. Reassembled by Samuelson SY, Beaumont, Texas, and delivered to MC and Navy 23 Dec 44. Fitted out for Navy at Galveston, Texas, (in service for ferrying 23-24 Dec 44). Merc. BENNY (Norwegian) 1947, scrapped 1970 as PARASKEVI.
169	CHATHAM	2142	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 19 Sep 44 and arrived at New Orleans 26 Oct 44. Reassembled by Samuelson SY, Beaumont, Texas, and delivered to MC and Navy 20 Jan 45. Fitting out begun at Galveston (in service for ferrying 20-21 Jan 45) and completed by Brown SB, Houston, Texas (in service for ferrying 12-13 Feb 45). Merc. HELENA (Dutch) 1947. Broke in two and sank off Puerto Rico 15 Dec 72 as LINCOLN EXPRESS.
170	CHICOT	2143	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 21 Oct 44 and arrived at New Orleans 4 Dec 44. Reassembled by Pendleton SY, New Orleans and delivered to MC and Navy 13 Mar 45. Decomm. 18 Jul 46, to MC 19 Jul 46, stk. 31 Jul 46. From MC 14 May 47, on list and recomm. 23 Jun 47 for service in the Marianas. To Interior Department 24 Jul 51. Sold 19 Sep 60, merc. CHICOT 1960, scrapped 1972 as SAN LUIS.
171	CLAIBORNE	2144	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 20 Nov 44 and arrived at New Orleans 17 Jan 45. Reassembled by Pendleton SY, New Orleans, and delivered to MC and Navy 27 Mar 45. To WSA/Army (SCAJAP) 7 Feb 46 as CLAIBORNE (V-204). To NDRF 5 May 50. To buyer 1 Feb 71.
172	CLARION	2145	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 20 Dec 44 and arrived at New Orleans 2 Apr 45. Reassembled by Pendleton SY, New Orleans, and delivered to MC and Navy 10 May 45. Merc. LOVDAL (Norwegian) 1947. Wrecked 26 Apr 70 off Peru as CEBU.
173	CODINGTON	2146	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 26 Jan 45 and arrived at New Orleans 20 Apr 45. Reassembled by Samuelson SY, Beaumont, Texas and delivered to MC and Navy 27 Jun 45. Fitted out by Texas Coast SY, Galveston, Texas, (in service for ferrying 27-28 Jun 45). To WSA/Army (SCAJAP) 27 Feb 46 as CODINGTON (V- 207). To NDRF 20 Apr 50. Operated under charter to MSTS 21 Nov 51 to 27 Oct 55. Merc. POHANG (Korean) 1956. Limpet- mined at Phnom-Penh 11 Nov 72 and scrapped 1974.
174	COLQUITT	2147	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 11 Mar 45 and arrived at New Orleans 5 May 45. Reassembled by Port Houston Iron Works, Houston, Texas and delivered to MC and Navy 31 Jul 45. Assigned to the Coast Guard for operation 7 Sep 45 (had been assigned to the Coast Guard for manning 28 Dec 44) and used to support the construction of LORAN stations in the Pacific. Transferred permanently to the Coast Guard 11 Mar 46 as KUKUI (WAK-186). Loaned to Philippine Navy 1 Mar 72 as MACTAN, purcahsed 1 Aug 80, and decommissioned 7 June 2001.
175	CRAIGHEAD	2148	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 14 Apr 45 and arrived at New Orleans 20 Jun 45. Reassembled by Samuelson SY, Beaumont, Texas, and delivered to MC and Navy 27 Jun 45. Fitted out by Texas Coast SY, Galveston, Texas (in service for ferrying 31 Jul-1 Aug 45). Merc. KASTAMONU (Turkish) 1947, scrapped 1984.
176	DODDRIDGE	2149	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 7 May 45 and at Port Houston, Texas, 8 Dec 45. Merc. COASTAL MESSENGER 1945, to NDRF 22 Jul 49. To State Department 13 Apr 51 for international broadcasting by Voice of America, operated by USCG for State as COURIER (WAGR-410). Commissioned 15 Feb 52 by USCG at Rhodes. From State Department to USCG 31 Aug 64. To MA 2 Feb 73, sold 14 Feb 77, to buyer 17 Mar 77.
177	DUVAL	2150	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 9 Jun 45 and at Beaumont, Texas, 21 Dec 45. Merc. COASTAL RACER 1945, to NDRF 13 May 48. To Navy 14 Feb 52 as floating power barge, classified YFP-10 5 Mar 52. Served in Thule, Greenland, and later at Guam. To MA 3 Mar 75 and sold same date to Japanese firm for scrap. To buyer at Guam 28 Mar 75.
178	FAIRFIELD	2374	Converted by builder. To WSA/Army (SCAJAP) 5 Feb 46 as FAIRFIELD (V-201) at Yokohama. (The transfer date in Navy records is 11 Jan 46.) Wrecked 18 Dec 46 north of Luzon, declared constructive total loss 29 Apr 47.
179	FARIBAULT	2375	Converted by builder. Decomm. 10 Jul 46, to MC 11 Jul 46, stk. 31 Jul 46. From MC 16 May 47, on list 23 Jun 47, recomm. 26 Jun 47 for Hawaiian service. In USN reserve 1956-60. To buyer 14 Dec 60, scrapped by 21 Aug 61.
180	FENTRESS	2376	Converted by builder. Decomm. and to WSA/Army (SCAJAP) 20 Feb 46 as FENTRESS (V-206) at Yokohama, stk. 5 Jun 46. Title from Army to Navy (MSTS) and on Navy list 1 Jul 50. Reassigned from SCAJAP to MSTS 1 Apr 51. To MA custody 21 Nov 73, to MA and Interior Department 20 Jul 74, transferred to the Government of the Marshall Islands 7 April 1982.
181	FLAGLER	2377	Converted by builder. Grounded by typhoon at Okinawa 9 Oct 45 and salvaged with difficulty 26 Oct 45. Laid up by MC at Subic Bay. To buyer (Asia Development Corp.) 3 Mar 48, either scrapped in the Far East or sunk 1951 off Taiwan.
182	GADSDEN	2113	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 8 Sep 44 and arrived at New Orleans 28 Oct 44. Reassembled by Avondale Marine Ways, Avondale, La., and delivered to MC and Navy 26 Dec 44. Merc. GADSDEN (US) 1946, YOSU (Korean) 1955, scrapped 1979.
183	GLACIER	2114	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 20 Oct 44 and arrived at New Orleans 12 Dec 44. Reassembled by Port Houston Iron Works at Houston, Texas and delivered to MC and Navy 29 Mar 45. Fitted out by Brown SB, Houston, and commissioned there. Merc. HYDRA (Dutch) 1947, scrapped 1970 as ASSMA B.
184	GRAINGER	2115	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 30 Sep 44 and arrived at New Orleans 31 Oct 44. Reassembled by Pendleton SY, New Orleans, and delivered to MC and Navy 23 Dec 44. Decomm. 25 Jul 46, to MC 26 Jul 46, stk. 15 Aug 46. From MC 9 May 47, recomm. 12 Jun 47, on list 23 Jun 47 for service in the Marianas. In USN reserve 1955-60. To buyer 14 Dec 60, scrapped by 21 Aug 61.
186	HABERSHAM	2117	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 23 Nov 44 and arrived at New Orleans 31 Jan 45. Reassembled by Samuelson SY, Beaumont, Texas for conversion (moved by MC 1-5 Feb 45) and delivered to MC and Navy 26 Apr 45. Fitted out by Brown SB, Houston, Texas (in service for ferrying 26-27 Apr 45). Merc. ROSA THORDEN (Swedish) 1947. Scrapped 1979 as SAM DAE after fire at sea off Korea.
187	HENNEPIN	2118	Delivered incomplete to MC in Great Lakes by Walter Butler 28 Nov 44 and by Froemming Bros. after completion 30 Dec 44; arrived at New Orleans 26 Mar 45. Reassembled by Samuelson SY, Beaumont, Texas and delivered to MC and Navy 7 Jun 45. Fitted out at Galveston, Texas (in service for ferrying 7-8 Jun 45). Decomm. and to WSA/Army (SCAJAP) 16 Feb 46 as HENNEPIN (V-205), stk. 5 Jun 46. Title from Army to Navy (MSTS) and on Navy list 1 Jul 50. Reassigned from SCAJAP to MSTS 1 Apr 51. Inactivated by MSTS at Yokosuka 16 Jul 58, sold by Navy at Yokosuka 6 Oct 60.
188	HERKIMER	2119	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 9 Dec 44 and arrived at New Orleans 27 Mar 45. Reassembled by Pendleton SY, New Orleans, and delivered to MC and Navy 25 Jun 45. Decomm. and to WSA/Army (SCAJAP) 1 Feb 46 as HERKIMER (V-203) at Yokohama, stk. 5 Jun 46. Title from Army to Navy (MSTS) and on Navy list 1 Jul 50. Reassigned from SCAJAP to MSTS 1 Apr 51. From MSTS to Interior Department 3 Oct 73, to Government of the Federated States of Micronesia 7 Apr 82.
189	HIDALGO	2120	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 16 Mar 45 and arrived at New Orleans 12 May 45. Reassembled by Samuelson SY, Beaumont, Texas, and delivered to MC and Navy 9 Jul 45. Fitted out by Texas Coast SY, Galveston, Texas, (in service for ferrying 9-10 Jul 45). Merc. RIZE (Turkish) 1947, scrapped 1982.
190	KENOSHA	2121	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 15 Feb 45 and arrived at New Orleans 24 Apr 45. Reassembled by Port Houston IW, Houston, Texas, and delivered to MC and Navy 1 Aug 45. Merc. RIO DALE (Norwegian) 1947, converted to drilling ship ARABDRILL-2 1967, scrapped 1984.
191	LEBANON	2122	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 25 Feb 45 and arrived at New Orleans 2 Apr 45. Reassembled by Port Houston IW, Houston, Texas and delivered to MC and Navy 25 Aug 45. Probably no Navy operational service. Merc. COASTAL ARCHER 1945, to NDRF 25 Jun 48. Merc. RIO PARAGUACU (Brazilian) 1956 (to buyer 22 Aug 56). Scrapped 1986 as IRAZU.
192	LEHIGH	2123	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 29 Mar 45 and arrived at New Orleans 5 Jun 45. Reassembled by Samuelson SY, Beaumont, Texas and delivered to MC and Navy 9 Jul 45. Fitted out by Texas Coast SY, Galveston, Texas (in service for ferrying 30-31 Jul 45). No Navy operational service. Merc. COASTAL EXPOUNDER 1945, RIO SOLIMOES (Brazilian) 1947, scrapped 1969.
193	LANCASTER	2124	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 4 Apr 45 and arrived at New Orleans 1 Jun 45. Reassembled by Port Houston IW, Houston, Texas, and delivered to MC and Navy 21 Sep 45. No Navy operational service. Merc. COASTAL RINGLEADER 1945, to NDRF 28 May 48. Merc. RIO PIANCO (Brazilian) 1956 (to buyer 2 Oct 56). Hulked 1975, deleted 1992.
194	MARENGO	2125	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 12 Apr 45 and arrived at New Orleans 21 Jun 45. Reassembled by Samuelson SY, Beaumont, Texas and delivered to MC and Navy 24 Aug 45. Fitted out by Texas Coast SY, Galveston, Texas (in service for ferrying 24-29 Aug 45). No Navy operational service. Merc. COASTAL SPARTAN 1945, to NDRF 22 Apr 48. To buyer 19 Jul 65 and converted to a dredge, converted to drilling ship CYCLONE (later OCEAN CYCLONE) 1971 and to crab processing plant NORTHERN VICTOR 1989.
195	MIDLAND	2126	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 21 Apr 45 and arrived at New Orleans 24 Jun 45. Reassembled by Samuelson SY, Beaumont, Texas and delivered to MC and Navy 17 Aug 45. Fitted out by Texas Coast SY, Galveston, Texas (in service for ferrying 17-18 Aug 45). No Navy operational service. Merc. COASTAL HARBINGER 1945, to NDRF 3 Feb 48. Merc. UNION BANKER (Chinese) 1948, scrapped 1970.
196	MINIDOKA	2127	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 5 May 45 and at Beaumont, Texas, 4 Dec 45. Canc. while under conversion for Navy. Merc. COASTAL HERALD 1945, to NDRF 2 Jul 48. Merc. RIO MIRANDA (Brazilian) 1956 (to buyer 3 Jan 57), scrapped 1977 as MIROSAL.
197	MUSCATINE	2151	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 30 Sep 44 and arrived at New Orleans 25 Nov 44. Reassembled by Samuelson SY, Beaumont, Texas, and delivered to MC and Navy 3 Apr 45. Fitted out by Brown SB, Houston, Texas (in service for ferrying 3-4 Apr 45). Merc. PALMA (Norwegian) 1947, scrapped 1972 as DUKE K.L.
198	MUSKINGUM	2152	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 30 Oct 44 and arrived at New Orleans 30 Dec 44. Reassembled by Samuelson SY, Beaumont, Texas, and delivered to MC and Navy 6 Apr 45. Fitted out by Brown SB, Houston, Texas (in service for ferrying 6-9 Apr 45). Decomm. and to WSA/Army (SCAJAP) 7 Mar 46 as MUSKINGUM (V-208), stk. 5 Jun 46. Title from Army to Navy (MSTS) and on Navy list 1 Jul 50. Reassigned from SCAJAP to MSTS 1 Apr 51. To MA and Interior Department 3 Oct 73, to Republic of Palau 7 Apr 82.
200	PEMBINA	2154	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 23 Nov 44 and arrived at New Orleans circa March 1945. Reassembled by Samuelson SY, Beaumont, Texas, and delivered to MC and Navy 9 May 45. Fitted out by Brown SB, Houston, Texas (in service for ferrying 9- 10 May 45). Decomm. and to WSA/Army (SCAJAP) 26 Jan 46 as PEMBINA (V-202), stk. 5 Jun 46. On Navy list 28 Jun 50 and title from Army to Navy (MSTS) 1 Jul 50. Reassigned from SCAJAP to MSTS 1 Apr 51. To NDRF 5 Nov 56, to MSTS 18 Apr 57 for Arctic service (given ice strengthening features), to NDRF 31 Mar 58. From MA to Army 29 May 68 as training facility, renamed RESOLUTE 19 Jun 68. To MA and NDRF 25 Jan 79, to buyer 29 Sep 81 as RESOLUTE. Renamed KATHLEEN PEARCY 1989, PEMBINA 1992, and SPIRIT OF GRACE (Park West Childrens Fund, San Francisco) 1996. Deleted 2007/08.
201	PEMISCOT	2155	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 31 Dec 44 and arrived at New Orleans 7 Apr 45. Reassembled by Pendleton SY, New Orleans, and delivered to MC and Navy 12 Sep 45. Scheduled to commission 12 Sep 45 but deferred. From Navy to MC 31 Oct 45 at New Orleans. Merc. COASTAL COMPETITOR 1945, to NDRF 3 May 48. Merc. RIO TUBARAO (Brazilian) 1956 (to buyer 26 Dec 56), scrapped 1975.
202	PINELLAS	2156	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 29 Mar 45 and at New Orleans 3 Dec 45. Merc. COASTAL STEVEDORE 1945, BAHIA DE MATANZAS (Cuban) 1948, scrapped 1980.
203	PIPESTONE	2157	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 25 Apr 45 and at New Orleans 23 Nov 45. Merc. COASTAL EXPLORER 1945, PUTUMAYO (Peruvian) 1947, scrapped 1974 as FELIPE.
204	PITKIN	2158	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 31 May 45 and at Beaumont, Texas, 20 Nov 45. Merc. COASTAL OBSERVER 1945, to NDRF 11 Jul 49. Merc. RIO MOCORO (Brazilian) 1956 (to buyer 15 Feb 57), scrapped 1984 as GUARARAPES.
205	POINSETT	2159	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 30 Sep 44 and arrived at New Orleans 1 Nov 44. Reassembled by Port Houston IW, Houston, Texas, and delivered to MC and Navy 22 Jan 45. Merc. CARINA (Norwegian) 1947, scrapped 1979 as MASAN.
207	RICHLAND	2161	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 11 Nov 44 and arrived at New Orleans 26 Dec 44. Reassembled by Port Houston IW, Houston, Texas, and delivered to MC and Navy 17 Apr 45. To NDRF 1946. To buyer 12 Jan 72.
208	ROCKDALE	2162	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 30 Nov 44 and arrived at New Orleans 13 Mar 45. Reassembled by Port Houston IW, Houston, Texas, and delivered to MC and Navy 5 Jun 45. Merc. APOLLO (Norwegian) 1947, scrapped 1970 as HONGKONG PIONEER.
209	SCHUYLER	2163	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 20 Dec 44 and arrived at New Orleans circa early April 1945. Reassembled at Beaumont, Texas and delivered to MC and Navy 20 Jun 45. Fitted out by Brown SB, Houston, Texas (in service for ferrying 20-21 Jun 45). To Army (SCAJAP) 22 Apr 46 as SCHUYLER (V-209). To NDRF 8 May 50. Operated under charter to MSTS 21 Nov 51 to 10 Dec 54 when returned to NDRF. To buyer 2 Mar 71.
210	SCREVEN	2164	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 15 Jan 45 and arrived at New Orleans circa mid-April 1945. Reassembled by Port Houston IW, Houston, Texas, and delivered to MC and Navy 3 Jul 45. Merc. NORLINDO (Norwegian) 1947. To Peruvian Navy 1959 as ILO, scrapped 1968.
211	SEBASTIAN	2165	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 31 Jan 45 and arrived at New Orleans 23 Apr 45. Reassembled by Pendleton SY, New Orleans, and delivered to MC and Navy 10 Aug 45. To Galveston, Texas, for shakedown Sept. 1945 but no other Naval service. From Navy 14 Nov 45 at Galveston. Merc. COASTAL HIGHFLYER 1945, to NDRF 18 May 48. To Army for stevedore training 31 Oct 66, renamed RESOLVE May 1967. Sold by MA 1976.
212	SOMERSET	2166	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 22 Feb 45 and arrived at New Orleans 2 May 45. Reassembled by Pendleton SY, New Orleans, and delivered to MC and Navy 20 Sep 45. Probably not commissioned. From Navy 2 Nov 45 at New Orleans. Merc. COASTAL SENTRY 1945. To Army 2 Aug 46, to NDRF 28 Sep 49 (Army surplus 12 Dec 49). In commercial service three times during 1951-56 on charter to MSTS, to NDRF 28 Sep 56. To Air Force 29 Mar 57 as range tracking ship, on Navy list 1 Jul 64 as T- AGM-15 (q.v.). To buyer 11 Jul 68, scrapped by 6 Jan 69.
213	SUSSEX	2167	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 10 Mar 45 and arrived at New Orleans 6 May 45. Reassembled by Samuelson SY, Beaumont, Texas, and delivered to MC and Navy 21 Jul 45. To Galveston for fitting out 23 Jul 45. Decomm. and to MC 23 May 46, stk. 5 Jun 46. From MC 27 Feb 47, recomm. 27 May 47, on list 10 Jun 47, and modified for Alaska service. To Central and Western Pacific duty January 1951. Sold by Navy at Yokosuka 27 Jul 60.
214	TARRANT	2168	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 28 Mar 45 and arrived at New Orleans 11 May 45. Reassembled by Samuelson SY, Beaumont, Texas, and delivered to MC and Navy 3 Aug 45. To Galveston, Texas, for fitting out (in service for ferrying 3-4 Aug 45). Reported for shakedown at Galveston 24 Sep 45 but no other Naval service. From Navy 21 Nov 45 at Galveston, Texas. Merc. COASTAL ADVOCATE 1945, RIO GUAPORE (Brazilian) 1947, scrapped 1969.
215	TIPTON	2169	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 12 Apr 45, arrived at New Orleans circa May-June 1945, and accepted 7 Sep 45 after reassembly. Assigned to the Coast Guard for operation upon completion, to Coast Guard as UNALGA (WAK-185) 1946. To NDRF 1 Jun 50. To buyer 1 Feb 71.
216	TRAVERSE	2170	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 28 Apr 45 and at New Orleans 19 Nov 45. Merc. COASTAL MERCHANT 1945, NORLANTIC (Norwegian) 1946. Wrecked off Rhode Island 7 Jan 62 as LEIF VIKING and scrapped.
217	TULARE	2171	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 15 May 45 and at Beaumont, Texas, 10 Dec 45. Merc. COASTAL CHALLENGER 1945, PACHITEA (Panamanian) 1945. Missing as TONG HONG after departing Kawasaki for Colombo 25 Oct 67.
218	WASHTENAW	2172	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 6 Jun 45 and at Beaumont, Texas, 17 Dec 45. Merc. COASTAL GUIDE 1945. To Army as COASTAL GUIDE 23 Jun 48, renamed SGT. GEORGE PETERSON 11 Aug 48, to Navy (MSTS) 1 Mar 50 as T-AK-248 (q.v.). To MA and NDRF 27 Mar 59, to buyer 17 Feb 72. Convered to anchored fishing lodge MARSHA LYNN 1972 and to fish factory ship AL IND ESK A SEA 1980, burned 20 Oct 82 at Everett, Wash., and sank 22 Oct 82.
219	WESTCHESTER	2173	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 27 Jun 45 and at Port Houston, Texas, 14 Nov 45. Merc. COASTAL DEFENDER 1945, to NDRF 25 Feb 49. Merc. RIO MARACANA (Brazilian) 1956 (to buyer 26 Sep 56), scrapped 1970.
220	WEXFORD	2174	Delivered to MC in Great Lakes 26 Jul 45 and at Beaumont, Texas, 31 Dec 45. Merc. COASTAL CRUSADER 1945. To Army 13 Aug 46 as COASTAL CRUSADER, renamed PVT. JOE R. HASTINGS 31 Oct 47, to NDRF 27 Oct 49 (Army surplus 12 Dec 49). In commercial service and renamed COASTAL CRUSADER under MSTS charter 12 May 55 to 3 Nov 55. To Air Force 13 Mar 57 as range tracking ship, on Navy list 1 Jul 64 as T-AGM-16 (q.v.). To NDRF 9 Feb 70, to buyer 2 May 77.