 Autauga underway off San Francisco, late 1945 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Autauga |
| Namesake | Autauga County, Alabama |
| Ordered | as type (C1-M-AV1) hull,MC hull 2105[1] |
| Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Co.,Richmond, California |
| Yard number | 62[1] |
| Laid down | 10 May 1944 |
| Launched | 7 August 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Leroy Lloyd |
| Acquired | 24 November 1944 |
| Commissioned | 24 November 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 24 June 1946 |
| Stricken | 19 July 1946 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold, 6 April 1948, to Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mattschappij, N.V., Amsterdam |
| History | |
 Netherlands | |
| Name | Hersilia |
| Owner | Koninklijke Nederlandsche StoombootMattschappij N.V. |
| Acquired | 6 April 1948 |
| Fate | Sold 1963 |
| History | |
 Saudi Arabia | |
| Name | Fauzia B |
| Owner | Saudi Lines |
| Acquired | 1963 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1971 |
| General characteristics[2] | |
| Class & type | Alamosa-classcargo ship |
| Type | C1-M-AV1 |
| Tonnage | 5,032 long tonsdeadweight (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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USSAutauga (AK-160) was anAlamosa-classcargo ship commissioned by theUS Navy for service inWorld War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.
Autauga was laid down under aMaritime Commission contract, MC hull 2105, on 10 May 1944 atRichmond, California, by theKaiser Cargo Co.; launched on 7 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Leroy Lloyd; delivered to the Navy at her builder's yard on 24 November 1944; and commissioned the same day.[3] After conversion to a cargo ship at the NavyDry docks,Terminal Island, California, between 6 December 1944 and 9 January 1945,Autauga conducted hershakedown training out ofSan Pedro, Los Angeles, from 10 to 22 January before shifting toPort Chicago, California early in February to load cargo.Autauga then departedSan Francisco, California, on 16 February and, following a stop in theMarshalls, reached theCarolines one month later. After reporting to Commander,Service Squadron (ServRon) 10, atUlithi as an ammunition issue and rework ship, she received from bulk carriers and then issued them to ships and craft that ranged from patrol boats tobattleships.[3]
Leaving Ulithi in her wake on 9 July, the cargo ship sailed for the Marshalls and reachedEniwetok on the 16th to resume operation as an ammunition issue and rework vessel ofService Division 102. After hostilities withJapan ended in mid-August, she sailed for theUnited States on 8 November, having serviced almost 400 ships.[3]Autauga reached thePuget Sound Naval Shipyard on the 29th. Although initially earmarked for delivery to theWar Shipping Administration (WSA) at Norfolk, Virginia, she was later directed to remain in the13th Naval District because of the heavy workload at Norfolk.[3] Decommissioned on 24 June 1946,Autauga was delivered to the WSA the next day, and her name was struck from theNavy List on 19 July 1946.[3]
Acquired by the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mattschappij, N.V. ofAmsterdam, Holland, and renamedHersilia, the former Navy cargo ship operated out of Amsterdam, under the Dutch flag, from 1949 to 1962. Subsequently, bought by theSaudi Arabian concern, the Saudi Lines, and renamedFauzia B, she served until being scrapped in January 1971 at Hsinkang.[4][3][5]
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