USS Muskingum
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Muskingum |
Namesake | Muskingum County, Ohio |
Ordered | as type ( MC hull 2152[1] |
Builder | Globe Shipbuilding Co., Superior, Wisconsin |
Yard number | 119[1] |
Laid down | 28 January 1944 |
Launched | 30 June 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Henry Larson |
Commissioned | 24 April 1945 |
Decommissioned | 7 March 1946 |
Stricken | 5 June 1946 and 15 June 1973 |
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 Muskingum (V-109) (1946-1950) |
United States | |
Name | Hennepin |
Operator | Military Sea Transportation Service |
In service | 1 July 1950 |
Stricken | 15 June 1973 |
Identification | Hull symbol: T-AK-198 |
Fate | transferred to the Department of the Interior, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI), 4 October 1974 |
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands | |
Name | Fentress |
In service | 20 July 1974 |
Out of service | 7 April 1982 |
Fate | transferred, 7 April 1982 |
Republic of Palau | |
Name | Muskingum |
In service | 7 April 1982 |
Fate | Scrapped 1982 |
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) |
Capacity |
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Complement |
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Armament |
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USS Muskingum (AK-198/T-AK-198) was an
Construction
Muskingum, a type
Service history
After
She departed
Army service
Muskingum was given the Army designation V-208 and operated between ports in Japan,
MSTS service
Muskingum was reinstated on the Navy List for operations under
In 1951, Muskingum, designated T-AK-198, was under control of MSTS Far East, operating out of Japan. Besides providing logistical support for U.S. forces in Korea, Muskingum carried supplies to American and Allied forces in South Vietnam.[4]
Decommissioning
Muskingum continued with service with the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) until she was struck from the Navy List on 15 June 1973.[2]
Merchant service
On 4 October 1973, title was returned to the Maritime Administration, successor to the Maritime Commission and loaned to the
The ship was scrapped in 1982.
Honors and awards
Qualified Muskingum personnel were eligible for the following:[2]
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
- National Defense Service Medal
- Vietnam Service Medal [dubious ]
- Philippines Liberation Medal
- Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal[dubious]
Notes
- Citations
- ^ a b c C1 Cargo Ships 2009.
- ^ a b c MARAD.
- ^ a b c d e f DANFS.
- ^ United States Department of Interior; United States Department of State (1978). "Trust Territory of Pacific Islands. 31st Annual Report--October 1, 1977 to September 30, 1978" (PDF): 74. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
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(help) - ^ "South Pacific". SHIPS for passengers WORLDWIDE. 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
Bibliography
Online resources
- "Muskingum (AK-198)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 20 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 20 November 2016.
- "Muskingum (AK-198)". Navsource.org. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- "Muskingum (AK-198)". United States Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS Muskingum (AK-198) at NavSource Naval History