USS Claiborne (AK-171)

History
United States
Name	Claiborne
Namesake	Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, or ; Claiborne County, Mississippi, or ; Claiborne County, Tennessee;
Ordered	as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2144
Builder	Froemming Brothers, Inc, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Yard number	16
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	Hull symbol: AK-171; Code letters: NEHW; ;
Fate	sold for scrapping, 6 January 1971
General characteristics
Class and type	cargo ship
Type	C1-M-AV1
Tonnage	5,032 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Displacement	2,382 long tons (2,420 t) (standard); 7,450 long tons (7,570 t) (full load);
Length	388 ft 8 in (118.47 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	21 ft 1 in (6.43 m)
Installed power	1 × Nordberg, TSM 6 diesel engine ; 1,750 shp (1,300 kW);
Propulsion	1 × propeller
Speed	11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity	3,945 t (3,883 long tons) DWT; 9,830 cu ft (278 m3) (refrigerated); 227,730 cu ft (6,449 m3) (non-refrigerated);
Complement	10 Officers; 69 Enlisted;
Armament	1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber dual purpose gun (DP); 6 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons;

USS Claiborne (AK-171) was an 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.

Construction[]

Claiborne was launched 3 September 1944, by , 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, Lieutenant R. B. Johnston in command.^[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 , on 6 January 1971, and was delivered to her purchaser at Olympia on 1 February 1971 for scrapping.^[3]

Notes[]

Citations

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c C1 Cargo Ships 2009.
^ Navsource 2014.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c DANFS 2016.

Bibliography[]

Online resources

"Claiborne (AK-171)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"C1 Cargo Ships". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
"Claiborne (AK-171)". Navsource.org. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.

External links[]

Photo gallery of USS Claiborne (AK-171) at NavSource Naval History

[FOOTNOTEC1_Cargo_Ships2009-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c C1 Cargo Ships 2009.

[FOOTNOTENavsource2014-2] Navsource 2014.

[FOOTNOTEDANFS2016-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c DANFS 2016.

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Type C1-M-AV7
Type C1-M-AV8
Type C1-MT-BU1

History

United States
Name	Claiborne
Namesake	Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, or Claiborne County, Mississippi, or Claiborne County, Tennessee
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	Hull symbol: AK-171 Code letters: NEHW
Fate	sold for scrapping, 6 January 1971
General characteristics ^[2]
Class and type	cargo ship
Type	C1-M-AV1
Tonnage	5,032 long tons deadweight (DWT)^[1]
Displacement	2,382 long tons (2,420 t) (standard) 7,450 long tons (7,570 t) (full load)
Length	388 ft 8 in (118.47 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	21 ft 1 in (6.43 m)
Installed power	1 × Nordberg, TSM 6 diesel engine 1,750 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × propeller
Speed	11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity	3,945 t (3,883 long tons) DWT 9,830 cu ft (278 m³) (refrigerated) 227,730 cu ft (6,449 m³) (non-refrigerated)
Complement	10 Officers 69 Enlisted
Armament	1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber dual purpose gun (DP) 6 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons