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|---|---|
| Name: | Tipton |
| Namesake: | Counties in Indiana and Tennessee |
| Ordered: | as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2169 |
| Builder: | Leatham D. Smith Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
| Laid down: | 28 December 1944 |
| Launched: | 13 March 1945 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. W. F. Maister |
| Acquired: | by the U.S. Navy, 7 September 1945 |
| Commissioned: | 9 October 1945 as USS Tipton (AK-215) |
| Decommissioned: | 4 March 1946 |
| Refit: | 20 March 1946 |
| Fate: | transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard on 4 March 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Alamosa-class cargo ship |
| Tonnage: | 2,382 tons |
| Tons burthen: | 7,435 tons |
| Length: | 388' 8" |
| Beam: | 50' |
| Draft: | 21' 1" |
| Propulsion: | Diesel, single screw, 1,700shp |
| Speed: | 11.5 knots |
| Complement: | 85 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount; six 20mm guns |
USS Tipton (AK-215) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship that was constructed for the U.S. Navy during the closing period of World War II. She was commissioned; however, the war ended and she was declared "excess to needs." She was then transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard in 1946.
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Tipton (AKA-215) was laid down under U.S. Maritime Commission Contract (MC hull 2169) on 28 December 1944 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by the Leathern D. Smith Shipbuilding Co.; launched on 13 March 1945; sponsored by Mrs. W. F. Maister; transferred to the Navy Department on 7 September 1945; and commissioned on 9 October 1945, Lt. Comdr. H. E. Gray, USCGR, in command.
Upon commissioning, the cargo ship was transferred to the custody of the U.S. Coast Guard for maintenance and operation and was manned by a Coast Guard crew.
Tipton was decommissioned and permanently transferred to the Coast Guard on 4 March 1946. She was struck from the Navy list on 20 March 1946.
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