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FS-371 / T-AKL-29

USNS T-AKL-29 previously served as USAT FS-371

Camano Class Light Cargo Ship:

Laid down (date unknown) as FS-371 for the US Army at Kewaunee Shipbuilding and Engineering Corp., Kewaunee, WI.

During World War II FS-371 was manned by the US Coast Guard for the US Army Transportation Service

Acquired by the US Navy, 1 July 1950, and placed in service as USNS AKL-29 (T-AKL-29) with MSTSWESTPAC

USNS AKL-29 operated first out of Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan, then Ominato (Shimokita), Honshu, Japan and finally Aomori, Honshu, Japan solely in cargo/passenger support of USAF Radar Site 29 on the island of Okushiri Shima off the west coast of Hlokkaido. (William T. Lyons, Master USNS AKL-29, from 1953-1959)

Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 550 t.
Length 177'
Beam 33'
Draft 10'
Speed 12 kts.
Complement 42
Propulsion two 500hp GM Cleveland Division 6-278A 6-cyl V6 diesel engines, twin screws

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
228k	*T-AKL-29* underway, date and place unknown.	Carl R Friberg Jr
38k	*T-AKL-29* moored pierside, date and place unknown.	Norm Myer
46k	*T-AKL-29* moored pierside, date and place unknown.	Norm Myer
54k	*T-AKL-29* moored pierside, date and place unknown.	Norm Myer

There is no DANFS history available for USNS T-AKL-29 at Navsource

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Norm Meyer's Memoirs of Site 29

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Last Updated 17 June 2005