.jpg) USSNicollet (AVS-6), probably photographed underway inSan Francisco Bay, California, in 1945 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Nicollet |
| Namesake | Nicollet County, Minnesota |
| Ordered | as type (C1-M-AV1) hull,MC hull 2153[1] |
| Builder | Globe Shipbuilding Company,Superior, Wisconsin |
| Yard number | 120 |
| Laid down | 9 February 1944 |
| Launched | 31 July 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. F.C. Hanson |
| Completed | 21 November 1944 |
| Acquired | 12 March 1945 |
| Commissioned | 27 April 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 17 June 1946 |
| Reclassified |
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| Refit | Gwinnett-class Aviation Stores Issue Ship, atPort Houston Iron Works,Houston, Texas, 12 March 1945 |
| Stricken | 3 July 1946 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Laid up inSuisun Bay Reserve Fleet, 17 June 1946, sold, 30 June 1947 |
 Republic of France | |
| Name | Djerada |
| Acquired | 30 June 1947 |
| Fate | Sold, 1959 |
 Morocco | |
| Name | Djerada |
| Fate | Scrapped in Spain, February 1970 |
| General characteristics[2] | |
| Class & type |
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| Type | C1-M-AV1 |
| Tonnage | 5,032 LT DWT[3] |
| 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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USSNicollet (AK-199/AG-93/AVS-6) was originally anAlamosa-classcargo ship acquired by theU.S. Navy shortly before the end ofWorld War II and converted into a "Gwinnett"-class aviation stores issue ship, to carry aviation parts and spares, and to issue them to theUS Pacific Fleet and activities as needed.Nicollet was named forNicollet County, Minnesota.
Nicollet was laid down under aMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2153, on 9 February 1944, by theGlobe Shipbuilding Company, inSuperior, Wisconsin. She received her name on 25 February 1944. She was launched on 31 July 1944, asAK-199; sponsored by Mrs. F. C. Hanson. She was floated down theMississippi River and converted forNavy use bySamuelson Shipyard,Beaumont, Texas, andBrown Shipyard,Houston, Texas; redesignatedAG–93, on 12 March 1945; and commissioned 27 April.[4]
Aftershakedown in theGulf of Mexico,Nicollet was reclassifiedAVS–6, effective 25 May 1945. Steaming to thePacific Ocean, she arrived in the forward area and was assigned to Commander, Air Forces, Subordinate Command Forward, Pacific Fleet. She operated out ofApra Harbor,Guam.[4]
Nicollet followed closely behind the invasion forces to supply newly acquired airstrips and aviation activities with spare parts and other needs. She salvaged goods, returned materials for repair and eventual re-use, and suppliedaircraft carriers at sea.[4]
At the end of hostilities, she continued to support naval and marine air groups, both carrier and land-based. In April 1946, she returned to theUS West Coast, viaPearl Harbor. Following a cruise to theGulf of Mexico, she sailed again to the western Pacific Ocean.[4]
Returning toSan Francisco, California, she decommissioned and was returned to theWar Shipping Administration (WSA), 17 June 1946, and laid up in theSuisun Bay Reserve Fleet, inSuisun Bay, California. She was struck from theNavy Register on 3 July 1946.[4]
Nicollet was sold to theRepublic of France, on 30 June 1947. She was reflagged and renamedDjerada.[5] In 1959 she was transferred and reflagged inMorocco.[2] She was eventually scrapped in 1970[3]
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