Capt Arlo L Olson (AK 245, C1-M-AV1) Class

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USNS CAPT Arlo L Olson (T-AK 245).
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Class: CAPT ARLO L OLSON (AK 245, C1-M-AV1)
Design: MC C1-M-AV1
Displacement (tons): 2,410 light, 7,440 full
Dimensions (feet): 339' oa, 320' wl x 50' e/wl x 21' max nav
Armament: none
Accommodations: 11 officers, 27 unlicensed
Speed (kts.): 10
Propulsion (HP): 1,700
Machinery: Diesel, 1 screw

Construction:

AK	Name	Acq	Builder	Keel	Launch	Svc
245	CAPT ARLO L OLSON	1 Mar 1950	J A Jones, Brunswick	2 Mar 1945	8 May 1945	1 Mar 1950
246	COL WILLIAM J O'BRIEN	1 Mar 1950	Consolidated Steel, Long Beach	17 Jan 1945	13 Feb 1945	1 Mar 1950
247	PVT JOHN F THORSON	1 Mar 1950	Southeastern SB	8 Jan 1945	26 Feb 1945	1 Mar 1950
248	SGT GEORGE PETERSON	1 Mar 1950	Leathem D Smith SB	9 Mar 1945	13 May 1945	1 Mar 1950
249	SHORT SPLICE	1 Mar 1950	Consolidated Steel, Wilm.	15 Jan 1945	3 Mar 1945	1 Mar 1950
250	PVT FRANK J PETRARCA	1 Jul 1950	Consolidated Steel, Long Beach	18 Apr 1945	7 Aug 1945	1 Jul 1950

Disposition:

AK	Name	T	Inact/Cust	Strike	Disposal	Fate	MA Sale/Depart
245	CAPT ARLO L OLSON	T	25 Oct 1956/C	22 May 1958	22 May 1958	MA/T	4 Mar 1971
246	COL WILLIAM J O'BRIEN	T	Aug 1973	1 Sep 1973	19 Nov 1973	MA/S	--
247	PVT JOHN F THORSON	T	2 Aug 1954	1 Oct 1958	1 Aug 1960	MA/S	--
248	SGT GEORGE PETERSON	T	ca Mar 1959	22 Mar 1959	27 Mar 1959	MA/T	15 Dec 1971
249	SHORT SPLICE	T	15 Jun 1973	15 Jun 1973	31 Aug 1973	MA/S	--
250	PVT FRANK J PETRARCA	T	21 Nov 1973/C	15 Oct 1973	16 Nov 1977	MA/T	--

Class Notes:
AK 245-249 were among the Army ships operating out of continental US ports that were to be acquired on 1 Mar 1950 for which names, classification, and hull numbers were approved on 21 Feb 1950. AK 250 was among the Army ships then operating under commands in the Far East that were to be transferred to the Navy about 1 July 1950 for which names, classification, and hull numbers were approved on 7 Jun 1950.

Ship Notes:

AK	Name	MA	Notes
245	CAPT ARLO L OLS0N	2478	Ex merc. BELL RINGER, completed 11 Aug 1945. To Army 13 Aug 1946. To MA temporary custody 25 Oct 1956, permanent custody 22 May 1958. To buyer 26 Mar 1971.
246	COL WILLIAM J O'BRIEN	2323	Ex merc. MAIDEN'S EYE, completed 10 Apr 1945. To Army 11 Jul 1946. Converted 1954 by Todd, Brooklyn, to a heavy lift ship with two 80-ton capacity booms. (The installation resembled that on PVT LEONARD C BROSTROM and MARINE FIDDLER but was smaller.) Scheduled to complete discharge at Piraeus 5 Aug 1973 when available for transfer to MA for disposal. In good condition but obsolete and due for ABS special survey no. 6. Sold by MA at Piraeus, Greece, to buyer in Elefisis Bay 27 Dec 1973.
247	PVT JOHN F THORSON	2486	Ex merc. BECKET BEND, completed 6 Jul 1945. To Army 25 Jul 1946. To USN reserve at Charleston, S.C. 2 Aug 1954. Sold by MA with AK 157 and AK 162. To buyer 29 Aug 1960 at the Charleston Naval Base. Misspelled THORNSON on Navy naming notice.
248	SGT GEORGE PETERSON	2172	Ex merc. COASTAL GUIDE, ex-USS WASHTENAW (AK 218), cancelled, ex-COASTAL GUIDE, completed 17 Dec 1945 at Beaumont, Tex. Commercial operation until to Army 23 Jun 1948. Served in the MSTS Gulf Subarea until inactivated in early 1959. To buyer 17 Feb 1972.
249	SHORT SPLICE	2464	Ex merc. SHORT SPLICE, completed 18 May 1945. To Army 17 Jul 1946. Converted 1954 by Todd, Brooklyn, to a heavy lift ship with two 80-ton capacity booms. To buyer at Yokosuka 18 Sep 1973.
250	PVT FRANK J PETRARCA	2329	Ex merc. LONG SPLICE, completed 20 Sep 1945. To Army 29 Aug 1946. Stricken and to MA (title) 9 Apr 1959, from MA (title) 7 Apr 1960. With FENTRESS (AK 180) converted to partial containership (60 containers, 20' x 8' x'8') in 1971 to resupply Adak and Kodiak. In RRS status at San Francisco in Oct 1973 when (with AK 180) declared excess to requirements. In good condition but obsolete and due for ABS special survey no. 6. To MA custody 21 Nov 1973. To buyer 28 Dec 1977.