USS Deimos (AK-78)

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USS Deimos (AK-78).jpg
Broadside view of USS Deimos (AK-78) underway off San Francisco, 26 January 1943.
History
United States
Name
  • Hugh McCulloch
  • Chief Ouray
  • Deimos
Namesake
  • Hugh McCulloch
  • Chief Ouray
  • The moon Deimos
Orderedas a Type EC2-S-C1 hull, MCE hull 513[1]
BuilderPermanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California
Cost$1,089,087[2]
Yard number513[1]
Way number5[1]
Laid down27 November 1942
Launched28 December 1942
Sponsored byMrs. Marie Moyer
Acquired7 January 1943
Commissioned23 January 1943
Identification
Honors and
awards		1 × battle star
FateDamaged by torpedo, 23 June 1943
StatusAbandoned and scuttled by gun fire from O'Bannon
General characteristics [3]
Class and type Crater-class cargo ship
Displacement
  • 4,023 long tons (4,088 t) (standard)
  • 14,550 long tons (14,780 t) (full load)
Length441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Draft28 ft 4 in (8.64 m)
Installed power
  • 2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa) ,  (manufactured by Combustion Engineering)
  • 2,500 shp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion
  • 1 × Vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine,  (manufactured by Joshua Hendy)
  • 1 × screw propeller
Speed12.5 kn (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Capacity
  • 7,800 t (7,700 long tons) DWT
  • 444,206 cu ft (12,578.5 m3) (non-refrigerated)
Complement210
Armament

USS Deimos (AK-78) was a Crater-class cargo ship in the service of US Navy in World War II. It was the first ship of the Navy to have borne the name Deimos, after one of the moons of Mars.

Construction[]

Deimos was laid down 27 November 1942, as liberty ship SS Hugh McCulloch, renamed SS Chief Ouray, MCE hull 513, by Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract. Deimos was launched on 28 December 1942 and sponsored by Mrs. Marie Moyer. Deimos was transferred to the Navy on 7 January 1943, and commissioned 23 January 1943, with Lieutenant Commander Walter L. Sorenson, USNR, in command.[4]

Service history[]

Deimos sailed from San Francisco 27 January 1943, with cargo for Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, and Townsville, Australia. She arrived at Nouméa, New Caledonia, 23 May, to load cargo which she delivered to Guadalcanal in June. Returning to her base, she was torpedoed by the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine Ro-103[5] on 23 June, on the port side, aft. Efforts to save her failed. She was finally abandoned and sunk by gunfire by the destroyer O'Bannon (DD-450) at

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11°26′S 162°01′E / 11.433°S 162.017°E / -11.433; 162.017Coordinates: 11°26′S 162°01′E / 11.433°S 162.017°E / -11.433; 162.017.[4]

Awards[]

Deimos received one battle star for World War II service.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Kaiser No. 1 2010.
  2. ^ MARCOM.
  3. ^ Navsource 2013.
  4. ^ a b c DANFS 2015.
  5. ^ Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2017). "IJN Submarine RO-103: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

Bibliography[]

  • "Cetus". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2016.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • "Kaiser Permanente No. 1, Richmond CA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  • "USS Deimos (AK-78)". Navsource.org. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  • "SS Chief Ouray". Retrieved 15 December 2017.

External links[]

  • Photo gallery of USS Deimos (AK-78) at NavSource Naval History
  • "CHIEF OURAY". United States Department of Transportation. Retrieved 16 December 2016.


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