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USNS T-AKL-21
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 USAV FS-259 (1945 - 1950)

Camano Class Light Cargo Ship:
  • Laid down, date unknown, for the US Army as the Small Freighter FS-259 (design 381) at Wheeler Shipbuilding Whitestone, N.Y.
  • Delivered to the US Army, 15 July 1944
  • During World War II USAV FS-259 was manned by the US Coast Guard
  • Transferred from the US Army Transportation Command (USAT) to the US Navy Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 1 July 1950, designated USNS T-AKL-21
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Sold in 1961, named MV Star
  • Sold, date unknown, renamed MV Rio Chagres, reflagged Panama
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 560 t.
    Length 177'
    Beam 32'
    Draft 14'
    Speed 12 kts
    Complement 42
    Propulsion two 500hp GM Cleveland Division 6-278A 6-cyl V6 diesel engines
    twin screws
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    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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