USS Cuttyhunk Island (AG-75)
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| Career (USA) |
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| Name: |
USS Cuttyhunk Island |
| Namesake: |
An island off the coast of Massachusetts |
| Builder: |
New England Shipbuilding Corporation, South Portland, Maine |
| Laid down: |
16 October 1944 as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, (MCE hull 3088) |
| Launched: |
26 November 1944 |
| Sponsored by: |
Mrs. M. M. Dayo |
| Acquired: |
by the Navy, 7 December 1944 |
| Commissioned: |
1 September 1945 as USS Cuttyhunk Island (AG-75) |
| Decommissioned: |
3 May 1946, at Orange, Texas |
| Reclassified: |
AKS-23, 18 August 1951 |
| Refit: |
Eureka Shipbuilding Corporation, Newburg, New York |
| Struck: |
date unknown |
| Fate: |
scrapped 1960 |
| General characteristics |
| Type: |
Belle Isle-class miscellaneous auxiliary |
| Displacement: |
5,371 tons |
| Tons burthen: |
14,200 tons |
| Length: |
442' |
| Beam: |
57' |
| Draft: |
23' |
| Propulsion: |
reciprocating steam engine, single shaft, 1,950hp |
| Speed: |
11.5 knots |
| Complement: |
891 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: |
four 40mm single gun mounts |
USS Cuttyhunk Island (AG-75/AKS-23) was a Belle Isle-class miscellaneous auxiliary acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. Cuttyhunk Island was built as the war was coming to an end, and was used as a transport. She was later classified as a stores ship and eventually scrapped.
Constructed at Portland, Maine
Cuttyhunk Island (AG-75) was launched 26 November 1944 by New England Shipbuilding Corporation, South Portland, Maine, under a U.S. Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. M. M. Dayo.
World War II-related service
Cuttyhunk Island was acquired by the Navy 7 December 1944; outfitted at Eureka Shipbuilding Corp., Newburg, New York; and commissioned 1 September 1945, Lieutenant Commander N. G. Hole-man, USNR, in command.
Cuttyhunk Island departed Norfolk, Virginia, 24 November 1945 to carry troops from Bermuda to Boston, Massachusetts.
Post-war decommissioning
She reported to Orange, Texas, 31 January 1946, and there was placed out of commission in reserve 3 May 1946. She was reclassified General Stores Issue Ship AKS-23, 18 August 1951.
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Basilan-class miscellaneous auxiliary ships
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