USS Codington (AK-173) 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.
| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Codington |
| Namesake | Codington County, South Dakota |
| Operator |  |
| Ordered | as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2146[1] |
| Builder | Froemming Brothers, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Yard number | 18[1] |
| Laid down | 1944 |
| Launched | 29 November 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. W. P. Plehl |
| Commissioned | 23 July 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 27 February 1946 |
| Stricken | 5 June 1946 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold to a South Korean buyer, 27 May 1956 |
| History | |
 South Korea | |
| Name | Pohang |
| Namesake | City of Pohang, South Korea |
| Acquired | 27 May 1956 |
| Fate | Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, January 1974 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | Alamosa-class cargo ship |
| Type | C1-M-AV1 |
| Tonnage | 5,032 long tons deadweight (DWT)[1] |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 388 ft 8 in (118.47 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft | 21 ft 1 in (6.43 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 1 × propeller |
| Speed | 11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Armament |
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Construction edit
Codington was launched 29 November 1944, by Froemming Brothers, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2145; sponsored by Mrs. W. P. Plehl; and commissioned at Galveston, Texas, 23 July 1945.[3]
Service history edit
World War II Pacific Theatre operations edit
Codington departed Galveston 11 August 1945 for Leyte, arriving 11 October. She assumed cargo operations in the Philippines, with one voyage to New Guinea, 1 – 27 December, until 30 January 1946, when she sailed from Subic Bay for Yokosuka.[3]
Post-war decommissioning edit
Codington was decommissioned at Tokyo 27 February 1946, and transferred to the War Shipping Administration for disposal.[3]
Merchant service edit
Codington was leased by Coastwise Line for Military Sea Transportation Service, 7 May 1956, then sold to a South Korean buyer, 27 May 1956, for $693,862. She was renamed Pohang, for the South Korean city of Pohang, and reflagged South Korean.[2]
On 11 November 1972, while discharging her cargo at Phnom Penh, Cambodia, she was damaged by a mine. She was able to proceed to Singapore, for dry docking. She was finally scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, January 1974.[2]
Notes edit
- Citations
Bibliography edit
Online resources
- "Codington". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - "C1 Cargo Ships". ShipbuildingHistory.com. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- "Codington (AK-173)". Navsource.org. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- "Clarion". United States Department of Transportation. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
External links edit
- Photo gallery of Codington (AK-173) at NavSource Naval History
