USS Claiborne
Cargo ship of the United States Navy
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USS Claiborne (AK-171) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.
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| Name | Claiborne |
| Namesake | |
| Ordered | as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2144[1] |
| Builder | Froemming Brothers, Inc, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Yard number | 16[1] |
| Laid down | 1944 |
| Launched | 3 September 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Miss L. Kapczynski |
| Commissioned | 19 April 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 7 February 1946 |
| Stricken | 5 June 1946 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 6 January 1971 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class & 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
Claiborne was launched 3 September 1944, by Froemming Brothers, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2144; sponsored by Miss L. Kapczynski; and commissioned 19 April 1945 at New Orleans, Louisiana.[3]
Service history
World War II Pacific Theatre operations
Claiborne departed Gulfport, Mississippi, 20 May 1945 and arrived at Hollandia, New Guinea, 5 July. For the next 6 months she operated in the Philippines and New Guinea areas, carrying food, and supplies, and helping to redeploy troops among the various islands. Claiborne sailed from Manila 6 January 1946, for Yokosuka, Japan, anchoring there 13 January.[3]
Post-war decommissioning
Claiborne was decommissioned and transferred to the War Shipping Administration at Tokyo 7 February 1946. The ship was operated by the War Department until placed in the Reserve Fleet berthing area at Olympia, Washington, on 5 May 1950. Ultimately, she was sold to the Marine Power & Equipment Company, on 6 January 1971, and was delivered to her purchaser at Olympia on 1 February 1971 for scrapping.[3]
