USS Tipton (AK-215)
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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.
Built in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
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.
World War II-related service
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.
Post-war inactivation
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.
References
Alamosa-class cargo ship |
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- * = Canceled August 1945
- ** = Canceled August 1945, but completed as Coastal Guide
- † = Canceled August 1945, but completed as Coastal Crusader
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| Type C1-M-AV1 | |
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| Type C1-M-AV7 | |
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| Type C1-M-AV8 |
- Crossing Knot
- Flat Knot
- Marline Bend
- Persian Knot
- Single Hitch
- Solid Sinnet
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| Type C1-MT-BU1 |
- Arizona Pine
- California Redwood
- Oregon Fir
- Washington Cedar
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