USS Herkimer
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United States | |
Name | Herkimer |
Namesake | Herkimer County, New York |
Ordered | as type ( MC hull 2119[1] |
Builder | Walter Butler Shipbuilders Inc., Superior, Wisconsin |
Yard number | 37[1] |
Laid down | 10 April 1944 |
Launched | 2 July 1944 |
Sponsored by | Miss Ann Farley |
Acquired | 25 June 1945 |
Commissioned | 14 July 1945 |
Decommissioned | 1 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 Herkimer (1946–1950) |
United States | |
Name | Herkimer |
Operator | MSTS |
In service | 1 July 1950 |
Out of service | 15 July 1973 |
Stricken | 15 July 1973 |
Identification | Hull symbol: T-AK-188 |
Fate | loaned to the Trust Territories of the Pacific , 15 July 1973 |
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands | |
Name | Herkimer |
In service | 15 July 1973 |
Identification | IMO number: 7338341 |
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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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USS Herkimer (AK-188) was an
Construction
Herkimer was laid down under
Service history
After shakedown in the Gulf of Mexico, Herkimer loaded cargo at Gulfport, Mississippi, then departed 22 August for the Western Pacific Ocean. She reached Subic Bay, Luzon, 7 October; unloaded refrigerated cargo; and sailed the 13th carrying US Army equipment for occupation forces stationed in Japan.[3]
She arrived
US Army service
Herkimer was operated by a Japanese merchant crew for the
Korean War support
Manned by a civilian crew, she participated in the
Following the
Resuming cargo runs out of Japanese ports, Herkimer remained in the Western Pacific since 1955. Cargo operations have sent her primarily to
Vietnam War
In response to American efforts to support South Vietnam, she resumed intermittent cargo runs to South Vietnam in February 1962. She remained in the Western Pacific, serving the forces of freedom in the Far East as a veteran carrier of vital military cargo.[3]
Decommissioning
Herkimer continued to support MSTS operations in the Pacific theatre until 15 July 1973 when she was placed out of service and struck from the Navy List.[2]
Merchant service
She was then loaned, 15 July 1973, to the Department of the Interior (DOI) for use in the TTPI. On 31 April 1982, she was permanently transferred to the DOI for continued use in the TTPI.[2] The ship was scrapped in November 1984.
Notes
- Citations
Bibliography
Online resources
- "Herkimer". 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 Herkimer (AK-188)". Navsource.org. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- "Herkimer (AK-188)". United States Department of Transportation. Retrieved 18 November 2016.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Photo gallery of USS Herkimer (AK-188) at NavSource Naval History