Sgt Jonah E. Kelley (APC 116, C1-M-AV1) Class

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Class: SGT JONAH E. KELLEY (APC 116, C1-M-AV1)
Design: MC C1-M-AV1
Displacement (tons): #,###
Dimensions (feet): ###.#' x ##.#' x ##.#'
Original armament: 4-5"/38
Later armaments: (19xx) 4-20mm
Complement: ###
Speed (kts.): ##.#
Propulsion (HP): #,###
Machinery: turbines, # screw

Construction:

APC	Name	Acq	Builder	Keel	Launch	Svc
116	SGT JONAH E. KELLEY	1 Mar 1950	Southeastern SB	29 Jan 1945	17 Mar 1945	Mar 1950
117	SGT GEORGE D. KEATHLEY	1 Jul 1950	Walter Butler SB, Duluth	16 Jun 1944	7 Dec 1944	1 Jul 1950
118	SGT JOSEPH E. MULLER	1 Jul 1950	Southeastern SB	30 Dec 1944	17 Feb 1945	1 Jul 1950
119	PVT JOSE F. VALDEZ	2 Sep 1950	Walter Butler SB, Duluth	22 Apr 1944	27 Oct 1944	7 Sep 1950

Disposition:

APC	Name	T	Inact/Cust	Strike	Disposal	Fate	MA Sale/Depart
116	SGT JONAH E. KELLEY	T	22 Dec 1969/C	28 Apr 1970	3 Oct 1972	MA/S	--
117	SGT GEORGE D. KEATHLEY	T	29 Mar 1972	15 Apr 1976	29 Mar 1972	Loan	--
118	SGT JOSEPH E. MULLER	T	16 Sep 1969	28 Apr 1970	13 Nov 1969	MA	3 Oct 1972
119	PVT JOSE F. VALDEZ	T	7 Nov 1969/C	15 Aug 1976	1 Sep 1971	MA	27 Jul 1977

Class Notes:
APc 116 was among the Army ships operating out of continental U.S. ports that were to be acquired on 1 Mar 1950 for which names, classification, and hull numbers were approved on 21 Feb 1950. APC 117-118 were 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 approvedon 7 Jun 1950. APC 119 was among one Army ship and three Maritime Administration ships then in layup (AOG 78-80) that were to be transferred to the Navy for which names, classification, and hull numbers were approved on 7 Sep 1950.

Ship Notes:

APC	Name	MA	Notes
116	SGT JONAH E. KELLEY	2489	(ex-LINK SPLICE). Completed 28 Aug 1945. To Army by BBC 20 Jun 1946 and by transfer 30 Aug 1946. To MA custody 22 Dec 1969. To buyer 6 Dec 1972.
117	SGT GEORGE D. KEATHLEY	2247	(ex-ACORN KNOT,ex-ALEXANDER R. NINIGER, JR.) Completed 2 Oct 1945 at Houston. To Army by BBC 29 Jul 1946 and by transfer 30 Aug 1946. To MA custody 11 Dec 1956, stricken and permanent transfer to MA 24 Oct 1957. From MA (permanent) 15 Nov 1966. To AGS 35 1 Dec 1966. Loaned 1972 to Taiwan as CHU HWA. Returned 15 Aug 1988, to be used as target.
118	SGT JOSEPH E. MULLER	2485	(ex-CHECK KNOT). Completed 9 Jun 1945. Title to Army 30 Jun 1948. To MA custody 7 Dec 1956, stricken and to MA (permanent) 25 Oct 1957. From MA (permanent) 20 Sep 1962, reinstated as AG 171 1 Dec 1962. To MA custody 13 Nov 1969. To buyer 7 Dec 1972.
119	PVT JOSE F. VALDEZ	2245	(ex-ROUND SPLICE, ex-JOE P. MARTINEZ). Completed 5 Jul 1945 at New Orleans. To Army by BBC 12 Jul 1945 and by transfer 30 Aug 1946. To MA custody 22 Dec 1959, to MA (permanent) 1 May 1961, stricken 1 Jul 1961. From MA (permanent) 29 Aug 1961, reinstated 1 Nov 1961, to AG 169 1 Dec 1962. To MA custody 7 Nov 1969, permanent transfer 1 Sep 1971. To buyer 19 Aug 1977.