USS Allioth
Broadside view of USS Allioth (AK-109), off San Francisco, 19 November 1943.
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Name |
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Namesake | The star Allioth |
Ordered | as a MCE hull 1730[1] |
Builder | Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California |
Yard number | 1730[1] |
Way number | 10[1] |
Laid down | 30 July 1943 |
Launched | 20 August 1943 |
Sponsored by | Miss Cora Clonts |
Acquired | 3 October 1943 |
Commissioned | 25 October 1943 |
Decommissioned | 18 May 1946 |
Reclassified |
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Refit | Converted to a Grumium-class Aviation Supply Issue Ship at Alameda, California, March 1945 |
Stricken | 22 May 1947 |
Identification |
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Fate | Sold for scrapping, 27 August 1964 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type |
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Displacement |
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Length | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
Beam | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
Draft | 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 12.5 kn (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) |
Capacity |
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Complement | 206 |
Armament |
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USS Allioth (AK-109/IX-204/AVS-4) was a
Construction
SS James Rowan was laid down under a
Service history
Upon her arrival at
Under attack by Japanese aircraft
Allioth sailed from Peleliu on 14 November 1944, bound for Pearl Harbor. On the afternoon of the 20th, two Japanese airplanes attacked her, dropping several bombs but scoring no hits.[3]
Later that evening, one aircraft returned and dropped a bomb which exploded near the ship. Ten crewmen were slightly wounded, and the ship suffered minor structural damage from
Conversion to aviation supply issue ship
Two days later, the ship resumed her voyage toward the
Servicing aircraft at Ulithi
On 10 March, the vessel got underway for Pearl Harbor. After taking on more cargo there, she resumed her westward voyage, dropped anchor at Ulithi on 8 April, and began supplying various units with airplane parts. On 3 May, her designation was changed to AVS-4.[3]
Supporting aircraft in the Philippines
When the fleet moved from Ulithi, Allioth headed for the
Supporting aircraft in the Ryukyu Islands
Allioth moved to
Post-war decommissioning
Allioth returned to Pearl Harbor on 15 April, and was placed out of commission there on 18 May 1946.[3] She was transferred to MARCOM on 13 May 1947, and laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, California.[4] Her name was struck from the Navy List on 22 May 1947. Under MARCOM, the ship resumed her first name, James Rowan.[3] On 13 October 1964, she was sold to Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation, for $50,719.[4]
Awards
Allioth's crew was eligible for the following medals:[2]
- Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, 14 November 1944)
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
- Philippines Liberation Medal
Notes
- Citations
Bibliography
Online resources
- "Allioth". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2016. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Kaiser Permanente No. 2, Richmond CA". ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- "USS Allioth (AVS-4)". Navsource.org. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- "JAMES ROWAN". United States Department of Transportation. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
External links
- Photo gallery of Allioth (AK-109) at NavSource Naval History