USS Caledonia (AK-167)

For other ships of the same name, see USS Caledonia.
History
United States
Name: Caledonia
Namesake: Caledonia County, Vermont
Ordered: MC hull 2112
Builder: Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Richmond, California
Laid down: date unknown
Launched: 1 January 1945
Sponsored by: Mrs. V. Brown
Acquired: 13 March 1945
Commissioned: 13 March 1945
Decommissioned: 25 March 1946
Renamed: Norse Captain, Mabini, President Quezon, Seven Kings
Struck: 12 April 1946
Identification: Hull symbol:AK-167
Fate: 1980 Arrived in September at Kaohsiung, Taiwan for demolition by Li Chong Co. Ltd.
Status: fate unknown
General characteristics [1]
Class & type: Alamosa-class cargo ship
Type: C1-M-AV1
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: 1,750 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion:
Speed: 11.5 kn (13.2 mph; 21.3 km/h)
Capacity: 3,945 t (3,883 long tons) DWT
Complement:
  • 15 Officers
  • 70 Enlisted
Armament:

USS Caledonia (AK-167) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.

The second ship to be named Caledonia by the Navy, AK-167 was launched 1 January 1945 by Kaiser Cargo, Inc., Richmond, California, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. V. Brown; acquired by the Navy 13 March 1945; commissioned the same day, Lieutenant F. G. Stelte in command; and reported to the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

World War II Pacific Theatre operations

Assigned to a role in the Navy's gigantic logistic task of supplying military forces in the Pacific while still carrying out naval, air, and amphibious warfare, Caledonia sailed from San Francisco, California, 1 May 1945, laden with cargo for the base at Manus, where she began discharging 23 May. The cargo ship completed offloading at Samar, Philippine Islands, on 22 June, then steamed to Darwin, Australia, and Milne Bay, New Guinea, to reload supplies essentially needed in the Philippines. After offloading at Samar and Subic Bay in August and September, Caledonia made another voyage to Noumea, New Caledonia, for cargo, returning to Samar, from which she cleared 30 December for Baltimore, Maryland.

Post-war decommissioning

Caledonia was decommissioned there 25 March 1946, and was returned to the Maritime Commission four days later.

References

  1. "USS Caledonia (AK-167)". Navsource.org. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  2. Ship's history

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