USS Hennepin
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United States | |
Name | Hennepin |
Namesake | Hennepin County, Minnesota |
Ordered | as type ( MC hull 2118[1] |
Builder | Walter Butler Shipbuilders, Inc., Superior, Wisconsin |
Yard number | 36[1] |
Laid down | 29 December 1943 |
Launched | 27 June 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. F. P. Heffelfinger |
Acquired | 7 June 1945 |
Commissioned | 3 July 1945 |
Decommissioned | 16 February 1946 |
Stricken | 5 June 1946 |
Identification |
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Fate | placed in service with Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 1 July 1950 |
Notes | used by the U.S. Army in Japan as USAT Hennepin (1946–1950) |
History | |
United States | |
Name | Hennepin |
Operator | Military Sea Transportation Service |
In service | 1 July 1950 |
Out of service | 16 July 1958 |
Identification | Hull symbol: T-AK-187 |
Honors and awards | 1 × Korean war service |
Fate | returned to the U.S. Maritime Administration, 27 March 1959 and scrapped 1960[1] |
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) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 1 × propeller |
Speed | 11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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Complement |
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Armament |
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USS Hennepin (AK-187) was an
Construction
Hennepin was laid down under
Service history
After
During the next month she loaded cargo at
US Army service
Hennepin was operated by the US Army for the
Korean War support
Manned by a civilian crew, she participated in the Korean supply run during the American effort to repel Communist aggression in
Post-Korean War support
Following the
Between 1955 and 1958 Hennepin remained in the Far East, supporting America's determination to keep the peace and contain Communism in Asia. She continued to operate primarily between Japanese and South Korean ports, but cargo runs in 1957 and 1958 again sent her to Southeast Asia.[3]
Between 13 May and 3 July 1957 she operated out of Saigon and
Final deactivation
After returning to Yokohama from
Honors and awards
Hennepin received one battle star for Korean War service.[3]
Notes
- Citations
Bibliography
Online resources
- "Hennepin (AK-187)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 18 November 2016. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "C1 Cargo Ships". ShipbuildingHistory.com. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- "USS Hennepin (AK-187)". Navsource.org. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- "Hennepin (AK-187)". United States Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS Hennepin (AK-187) at NavSource Naval History