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AK-112 / IX-174 / AVS-3 Grumium

Crater Class Cargo Ship: Laid down as, William G McAdoo, a Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull, under a Maritime Commission contract at Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond, CA.; Launched, 20 December 1942; Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 5 October 1943; Converted for Naval service at Todd Shipyard, Seattle, WA.; Commissioned USS Grumium (AK-112), 20 October 1943; Converted to a Grumium Class Aviation Supply Issue Ship, at San Francisco, CA.; Reclassified Miscellaneous Unclassified, (IX-174), 20, June 1944; Redesignated (AVS-3), 25 May 1945; Decommissioned, 20 December 1945, at Norfolk, VA.; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 27 December 1945, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustis, VA.; Grumium received one battle star for World War II service.

Specifications:Displacement 4,023 t.(lt) 12,400 t.(fl).; Length 441' 6"; Beam 56 1"'; Draft 28' 4"; Speed 11kts; Complement 198; Armament one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, eight single 20mm guns; Propulsion, triple expansion reciprocating engine, single shaft, 1,950shp.

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