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T-AK-246 Col. William J. O'Brien

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National Defense Service Medal
Alamosa Class Cargo Ship:
  • Laid down, 17 January 1945, as MV Maiden's Eye, a Maritime Commission type (C1-M-AV1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC 2323) at Consolidated Steel Corp., Long Beach, CA.
  • Launched, 13 February 1945
  • Delivered to the War Shipping Administration, 10 April 1945
  • Turned over to the US Army and commissioned USAT Col. William J O'Brien, date unknown
  • Decommissioned by the US Army and acquired by the US Navy, 1 March 1950
  • Placed in service by the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS Col. William J. O'Brien (T-AK-246)
  • Placed out of service in the 1960s
  • Returned to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 September 1973
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping 1 October 1973
    Specifications:
    Displacement 2,382 t.(lt) 6,240 t.(fl)
    Length 338' 8"
    Beam 50'
    Draft 21'
    Speed 11 kts.
    Armament none
    Propulsion diesel, single screw, 1,700hp
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    Col William J O'Brien 96k Col. William J. O'Brien (T-AK-246) moored pierside in either Greenland or Iceland, date unknown. Photo by Russell Hall. Jim Hall for his father Russell Hall
    Col William J O'Brien 52k Col. William J. O'Brien (T-AK-246) underway, date and location unknown. Bill Valashinas
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