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Cargo ship of the United States Navy

History

United States
Name	Claiborne
Namesake	Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, or Claiborne County, Mississippi, or Claiborne County, Tennessee
Ordered	as type (C1-M-AV1) hull,MC hull 2144^[1]
Builder	Froemming Brothers, Inc,Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Yard number	16^[1]
Laid down	1944
Launched	3 September 1944
Sponsored by	Miss L. Kapczynski
Commissioned	19 April 1945
Decommissioned	7 February 1946
Stricken	5 June 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: AK-171 Code letters: NEHW
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 6 January 1971
General characteristics^[2]
Class & type	Alamosa-class cargo ship
Type	C1-M-AV1
Tonnage	5,032 long tonsdeadweight (DWT)^[1]
Displacement	2,382 long tons (2,420 t) (standard) 7,450 long tons (7,570 t) (full load)
Length	388 ft 8 in (118.47 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	21 ft 1 in (6.43 m)
Installed power	1 ×Nordberg, TSM 6diesel engine 1,750 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 ×propeller
Speed	11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity	3,945 t (3,883 long tons)DWT 9,830 cu ft (278 m³) (refrigerated) 227,730 cu ft (6,449 m³) (non-refrigerated)
Complement	10 Officers 69 Enlisted
Armament	1 ×3 in (76 mm)/50-caliber dual-purpose gun (DP) 6 ×20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons

USSClaiborne (AK-171) was anAlamosa-class cargo ship commissioned by theU.S. Navy for service inWorld War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.

Construction

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Claiborne was launched 3 September 1944, byFroemming Brothers, Inc.,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, under aMaritime Commission contract, MC hull 2144; sponsored by Miss L. Kapczynski; and commissioned 19 April 1945 atNew Orleans, Louisiana.^[3]

Service history

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World War II Pacific Theatre operations

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Claiborne departedGulfport, Mississippi, 20 May 1945 and arrived atHollandia,New Guinea, 5 July. For the next 6 months she operated in thePhilippines andNew Guinea areas, carrying food, and supplies, and helping to redeploy troops among the various islands.Claiborne sailed fromManila 6 January 1946, forYokosuka, Japan, anchoring there 13 January.^[3]

Post-war decommissioning

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Claiborne was decommissioned and transferred to theWar Shipping Administration atTokyo 7 February 1946. The ship was operated by the War Department until placed in the Reserve Fleet berthing area atOlympia, Washington, on 5 May 1950. Ultimately, she was sold to theMarine Power & Equipment Company, on 6 January 1971, and was delivered to her purchaser at Olympia on 1 February 1971 for scrapping.^[3]

Notes

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Citations

Bibliography

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"Claiborne (AK-171)".Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 18 October 2016. Retrieved15 November 2016. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
"C1 Cargo Ships". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 28 August 2009. Retrieved15 November 2016.
"Claiborne (AK-171)".NavSource. 18 July 2014. Retrieved15 November 2016.

External links

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Photo gallery of USSClaiborne (AK-171) at NavSource Naval History

v t e Alamosa-class cargo ships
Alamosa Alcona Amador Antrim Autauga Beaverhead Beltrami Blount Brevard Bullock Cabell Caledonia Charlevoix Chatham Chicot Claiborne Clarion Codington Colquitt Craighead Doddridge^* Duval^* Fairfield Faribault Fentress Flagler Gadsden Glacier Grainger Gwinnett Habersham Hennepin Herkimer Hidalgo Kenosha Lebanon Lehigh Lancaster Marengo Midland Minidoka Muscatine Muskingum Nicollet Pembina Pemiscot Pinellas Pipestone Pitkin Poinsett Pontotoc Richland Rockdale Schuyler Screven Sebastian Somerset /Coastal Sentry Sussex Tarrant Tipton Traverse^* Tulare^* Washtenaw^** /Sgt. George Peterson Westchester^* Wexford^† /Coastal Crusader Maiden's Eye /Colonel William J. O'Brien Becket Bend /Private John F. Thorson Short Splice Long Splice /Private Frank J. Petrarca
* = Canceled August 1945 ** = Canceled August 1945, but completed asCoastal Guide † = Canceled August 1945, but completed asCoastal Crusader
List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy

v t e Type C1-M ships
Type C1-M-AV1	Alamosa Alcona Acorn Knot /Sgt. George D Keathley Amador Anchor Bend Anchor Hitch Antrim Autauga Beaverhead Becket Bend /Private John F. Thorson Becket Hitch Bell Ringer /Captain Arlo L. Olson Beltrami Bight Knot Blackwall Hitch Blount Boatswain's Hitch Bowline Knot Brevard Bullock Buntline Hitch Cabell Cable Splice Caledonia Cape Somerset Cape Stanhope Capstan Knot Carrick Bend Cat's Paw Chain and Crown Charlevoix Chatham Check Knot /Sgt. Joseph E. Muller Chicot Cinch Knot Claiborne Clarion Clove Hitch Coastal Captain Coastal Charger Coastal Courser Coastal Crusader Coastal Guide /Sgt. George Peterson Coastal Mariner Coastal Monarch Coastal Monitor Coastal Rambler Coastal Ranger Coastal Telegrapher Codington Colquitt Craighead Crossing Hitch Crown and Diamond Crown Knot Diamond Hitch Diamond Knot Doddridge Double Loop Dragon Fly Duval Elmer J. Burr Emerald Knot Fairfield Faribault Fentress Fiador Knot Fisherman's Bend Flagler Flemish Knot Gadsden Glacier Grainger Grass Knot Gunner's Knot Gwinnett Habersham Half Hitch Half Knot Harold W. Roberts Hawser Bend Hawser Eye Hawser Splice Hennepin Herkimer Hickory Bay Hickory Beck Hickory Bourne Hickory Brae Hickory Brook Hickory Burn Hickory Cairn Hickory Cape Hickory Coll Hickory Crest Hickory Dale Hickory Dell Hickory Dyke Hickory Ghyll Hickory Glen Hickory Isle Hickory Knoll Hickory Lake Hickory Mount Hickory Stream Hickory Tarn Hickory Tor Hidalgo Honda Knot Hook Hitch Horseshoe Splice Jacob's Ladder Jumper Hitch Kenneth E. Gruennert /Grommet Reefer Kenosha Knob Knot Lancaster Lanyard Knot Leader Loop Lebanon Lehigh Lever's Bend Lewis Hall Link Splice /Sgt. Jonah E. Kelley Lock Knot Long Eye Long Splice /Private Frank J. Petrarca Loop Knot Magnus Hitch Maiden's Eye /Colonel William J. O'Brien Mainsheet Eye Manrope Knot Marengo Mariner's Splice Marline Hitch Marlingspike Hitch Masthead Knot Midland Minidoka Mooring Hitch Mooring Knot Muscatine Muskingum Nicollet Ocean Plat Pembina Pemiscot Phoebe Knot Pinellas Pipestone Pitkin Poinsett Pontotoc Reef Knot Reeving Eye Richland Rigger's Eye Ring Hitch Ring Knot Ring Splice Roband Hitch Rockdale Rolling Hitch Rose Knot Round Splice /Private Jose F. Valdez Running Knot Sailmaker's Splice Sailor's Splice Salmon Knot Sampan Hitch Schuyler Screven Sebastian Shamrock Knot Sheepshank Sheet Bend Shell Bar Short Splice Sinnet Snakehead Snug Hitch Somerset /Coastal Sentry Span Splice Spanish Bowline Spar Hitch Spindle Eye /Sgt. Curtis F. Shoup Spool Sinnet Square Knot Square Sinnet Star Knot Studding Sail Sussex Sword Knot Tag Knot Tapir Splice Tarrant Terminal Knot Thimble Eye Timber Hitch Tipton Traverse True Knot Tucked Bend Tulare Turk's Head Wall Knot Water Knot Westchester William G. Fournier William N. Nelson Yard Hitch
Type C1-M-AV7	Coastal Liberator
Type C1-M-AV8	Crossing Knot Flat Knot Marline Bend Persian Knot Single Hitch Solid Sinnet
Type C1-MT-BU1	Arizona Pine California Redwood Oregon Fir Washington Cedar

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