| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name |
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| Namesake |
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| Ordered | as type (VC2-S-AP2) hull,MCV hull 741 |
| Builder | Permanente Metals Corporation,Richmond, California |
| Laid down | 14 February 1945, as SSMills Victory |
| Launched | 28 March 1945 |
| Sponsored by | Miss Jane McVeigh |
| Acquired | 21 April 1945 |
| Commissioned | 8 June 1946, as USATSgt. Morris E. Crain |
| Decommissioned | 1 March 1950 |
| In service | 1 March 1950, as USNSSgt. Morris E. Crain (T-AK-244) |
| Out of service | 11 March 1975 |
| Stricken | 1 April 1975 |
| Identification | Hull symbol:T-AK-244 |
| Honours & awards | National Defense Service Medal |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 17 July 1975, to General Metals of Tacoma, WA. |
| General characteristics[1] | |
| Class & type | Boulder Victory-classcargo ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 455 ft (139 m) |
| Beam | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Draft | 29 ft 2 in (8.89 m) |
| Installed power | 8,500 shp (6,300 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15.5 kn (17.8 mph; 28.7 km/h) |
| Complement | 53 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | none |
USNSSgt. Morris E. Crain (T-AK-244) was aBoulder Victory-classcargo ship built at the end of World War II and served in the war prior to its demilitarization as a commercial cargo vessel. From post-war to 1950 she served theU.S. Army as a transport namedUSATMorris E. Crain. In 1950 she was acquired by the U.S. Navy and assigned to theMilitary Sea Transportation Service. In 1975 she ended her career and was placed into reserve.
Sgt. Morris E. Crain was laid down asMills Victory under aU.S. Maritime Commission contract (MC hull V 741) on 14 February 1945 byPermanente Metals Corporation,Richmond, California; launched on 28 March 1945; sponsored by Miss Jane McVeigh; and delivered to theWar Shipping Administration on 21 April 1945.
Renamed theSgt. Morris E. Crain by the U.S. Army, the ship served theArmy Transportation Corps until 1950 when it was transferred to the U.S. Navy.
She was transferred to theMilitary Sea Transportation Service in February 1950 to become a United States Naval Ship. Home ported inSan Francisco, California,Sgt. Morris E. Crain made trips to the major islands of the Pacific Ocean and carried military cargo toKorea in support ofUnited Nations forces there.
As of 1974,Sgt. Morris E. Crain continued her service as a United States Naval Ship with a civil service crew. Assigned to theMilitary Sealift Command,Sgt. Morris E. Crain carried cargo for all the services.
She was decommissioned at an unknown date and struck from theNavy List on 1 April 1975. She was returned to theU.S. Maritime Commission on 17 July 1975. Her subsequent fate is not recorded.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.Victory cargo ships of the United States Navy | |
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| Boulder Victory class |
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| Greenville Victory class |
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| Lt. James E. Robinson class |
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