USS Hidalgo (AK-189)

History
United States
Name	Hidalgo
Namesake	Hidalgo County, New Mexico, and; Hidalgo County, Texas;
Ordered	as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2120
Builder	Walter Butler Shipbuilders, Inc., Superior, Wisconsin
Yard number	38
Laid down	date unknown
Launched	28 July 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Claude Pepper
Commissioned	4 August 1945
Decommissioned	26 April 1946
Stricken	8 May 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: AK-189; Code letters: NENR; ;
Fate	sold in 25 February 1947
Turkey
Name	Rize
Namesake	Rize Province
Owner	Deniz Nakliyati T.A.O., Turkey
Acquired	25 February 1947
Homeport	Istanbul, Turkey
Identification	IMO number: 5297311
Fate	scrapped in August 1982 at Aliağa, Turkey
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	15 Officers; 70 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 Hidalgo (AK-189) was an cargo ship that was constructed for the U.S. Navy during the closing period of World War II. She was declared excess-to-needs and returned to the U.S. Maritime Commission.

Construction[]

Hidalgo was a diesel-powered C1-M-AV1 cargo hull, was launched 28 July 1944 under Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2120, by Walter Butler Shipbuilding, Inc., Superior, Wisconsin, sponsored by Mrs. Claude Pepper, wife of the Senator from Florida; placed in service while being towed to Galveston, Texas, and commissioned 4 August 1945, Lieutenant John W. Thompson in command.^[4]

Service history[]

World War II Pacific Theatre operations[]

After conducting a brief shakedown cruise off the coast of Texas, Hidalgo sailed to the Panama Canal Zone for routing to the Pacific Ocean 5 September 1945, but the war's end brought orders to proceed to Norfolk, Virginia.^[4]

Post-war decommissioning[]

The ship arrived in Hampton Roads, Virginia, 11 March 1946 and decommissioned 26 April 1946. Subsequently, she was sold to Turkey for $693,862.00 and serves as cargo ship SS Rize in merchant service.^[4]

Merchant service[]

Hidalgo was renamed Rize in 1947. Along with her sister ships, ex-Antrim, renamed Kars, ex-Craighead, renamed Kastamonu, and ex-Bullock, renamed Edirne, she would, for the next 15 years, provide cargo service between Turkey and Northern Europe. She was finally broken up in the Turkish port of Aliağa in August 1982.^[5]

Honors and awards[]

Qualified Hidalgo personnel were eligible for the following:

Notes[]

Citations

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c C1 Cargo Ships 2009.
^ MARAD.
^ Navsource 2014.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c DANFS 2015.
^ Navsource 2015.

Bibliography[]

Online resources

"Hidalgo (AK-189)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 19 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 19 November 2016.
"USS Hidalgo (AK-189)". Navsource.org. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
"Hidalgo". United States Department of Transportation. Retrieved 19 November 2016.

External links[]

Photo gallery of USS Hidalgo (AK-189) at NavSource Naval History

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

[FOOTNOTEMARAD-2] MARAD.

[FOOTNOTENavsource2014-3] Navsource 2014.

[FOOTNOTEDANFS2015-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c DANFS 2015.

[FOOTNOTENavsource2015-5] Navsource 2015.

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History

United States
Name	Hidalgo
Namesake	Hidalgo County, New Mexico, and Hidalgo County, Texas
Ordered	as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2120^[1]
Builder	Walter Butler Shipbuilders, Inc., Superior, Wisconsin
Yard number	38^[1]
Laid down	date unknown
Launched	28 July 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Claude Pepper
Commissioned	4 August 1945
Decommissioned	26 April 1946
Stricken	8 May 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: AK-189 Code letters: NENR
Fate	sold in 25 February 1947^[2]
Turkey
Name	Rize
Namesake	Rize Province
Owner	Deniz Nakliyati T.A.O., Turkey
Acquired	25 February 1947
Homeport	Istanbul, Turkey
Identification	IMO number: 5297311
Fate	scrapped in August 1982 at Aliağa, Turkey
General characteristics ^[3]
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	15 Officers 70 Enlisted
Armament	1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber dual purpose gun (DP) 6 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons