| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Marengo County, Alabama |
| Ordered | as type (C1-M-AV1) hull,MC hull 2125[1] |
| Builder | Walter Butler Shipbuilders, Inc.,Superior, Wisconsin |
| Yard number | 43[1] |
| Laid down | 4 July 1944 |
| Launched | 4 December 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. R. W. Higgins |
| Acquired | 24 August 1945 |
| Commissioned | 21 September 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 23 November 1945 |
| Stricken | date unknown |
| Identification |
|
| Fate | Returned to Maritime Commission, 23 November 1945 |
| United States | |
| Name | Coastal Spartan |
| Owner | Maritime Commission |
| Operator |
|
| Acquired | 23 November 1945 |
| In service | 23 November 1945 |
| Out of service | 22 April 1948 |
| Fate | Sold, 19 July 1965 |
| Notes | sold for non-transportation use |
 United States | |
| Name | Coastal Spartan |
| Owner | Boston Metals, Company |
| Acquired | 19 July 1965 |
| Fate | Sold |
| United States | |
| Name |
|
| Owner | Storm Drilling Company |
| In service | December 1971 |
| Refit |
|
| Fate | Sold late 1989 |
| United States | |
| Name | Northern Victor |
| Owner | Seafoods Wholesalers, Inc. |
| Acquired | 1989 |
| In service | 19 October 1990 |
| Out of service | 1999 |
| Refit | converted to fish processing vessel, 1989–1990 |
| Fate | Sold |
| United States | |
| Name | Northern Victor |
| Owner | Icicle Seafoods Inc. |
| Acquired | 1999 |
| Identification |
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| 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) |
| Capacity |
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| Complement |
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| Armament |
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USSMarengo (AK-194) was anAlamosa-classcargo ship that was constructed by theUS Navy during the closing period ofWorld War II. She was declared excess-to-needs and returned to theUS Maritime Commission shortly after commissioning.
Marengo (AK 194) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2125, by Walter Butler Shipbuilders Inc.,Superior, Wisconsin, 4 July 1944; launched 4 December 1944; sponsored by Mrs. R. W. Higgins; acquired by the Navy atNew Orleans, Louisiana, 24 August 1945; placed in service the same day she was acquired, and was used for ferrying fromBeaumont, Texas, toGalveston, Texas. She was placed out of service on arrival the 29 August; and commissioned 21 September.[3]
The end of World War Il reduced the need for cargo ships, soMarengo decommissioned 23 November and was transferred toWar Shipping Administration (WSA) the same day. The ship was subsequently operated by North Atlantic & Gulf Steamship Co., under the nameCoastal Spartan.[3]
Coastal Spartan was contracted toNorth Atlantic & Gulf SS Company andSouth Atlantic SS Line until being laid up in the reserve fleet inWilmington, North Carolina, on 22 April 1948.[2]
She was sold toBoston Metals, Company, on 19 July 1965, for non-transportation use.[2]
In December 1971, she was sold toStorm Drilling Company, and converted to a drilling ship. She was renamedCyclone on 30 December 1971. She was again converted in 1975, to a crane ship and renamedOcean Cyclone.[2]
She was sold in 1989, converted by theEastern Shipbuilding Company,Panama City, Florida, to a fish processing vessel in 1989–1990.[2][4]
In late 1999, she was acquired byIcicle Seafoods, Inc.[2]
Since 2018, it works as a fish factory, permanently moored atDutch Harbor, Alaska .[5] In 2022, it was bought byWestward Seafoods Inc. .[6]
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