USS Amador
.jpg) USS Amador (AK-158) at anchor in the Columbia River, Oregon, December 1944.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Amador |
| Namesake | Amador County, California |
| Ordered | as type ( MC hull 2103[1] |
| Builder | Kaiser Shipyards Co., Richmond, California |
| Yard number | 60[1] |
| Laid down | 27 December 1943 |
| Launched | 15 June 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. S. J. Davis |
| Acquired | 10 August 1944 |
| Commissioned | 9 October 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 23 October 1944 |
| Recommissioned | 25 November 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 20 June 1946 |
| Refit | 23 October 1944, converted to ammunition tender |
| Stricken | 19 July 1946 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold 23 March 1948, to Sudden & Christensen, Inc., agents for Rederacti Edolajet Signy |
 Sweden | |
| Name | Skagern |
| Namesake | Skagern Lake |
| Owner | Rederacti Edolajet Signy |
| Acquired | 13 April 1948 |
| Fate | Sold 1963 |
 Greece | |
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| Acquired | 1963 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5407370 |
| Fate | Scrapped in Spain in 1980 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and 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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USS Amador (AK-158) was an
US Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.[3]
Service history
Amador was laid down under a
Eniwetok on the 29th and was routed on to Ulithi. Upon her arrival there on 18 February, Amador was assigned to Service Squadron 10.[4]
Amador remained at Ulithi through 15 March for ammunition handling operations. She next set sail on the 16th for
Maritime Commission on 23 July 1946. She was subsequently sold and fitted out for service as a merchant ship.[4]
Notes
- ^ a b c C1 Cargo Ships 2009.
- ^ "Cargo Ship Photo Index: USS Amador (AK-158)". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Cargo Ship Photo Index: USS Amador (AK-158)". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d DANFS 2015.
Bibliography
- "Amador". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - "C1 Cargo Ships". ShipbuildingHistory.com. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- "USS Amador (AK-158)". Navsource.org. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS Amador (AK-158) at NavSource Naval History
