The Camano class was a class of light cargo ships of the United States Navy. The fifteen ships of the class were originally built as Design 381 coastal freighters or Design 427 coastal freighters and were converted to light cargo ships during 1949 and 1950 after acquisition by the United States Navy.[1]
,_underway_at_Sasebo,_Japan,_23_October_1953.jpg) USS Estero (AKL-5) at Sasebo on 28 October 1953
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Camano class |
| Operators |  United States Navy |
| Subclasses | None |
| Built | 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Light Cargo Ship (AKL) |
| Displacement | 520 tons light, 935 tons full |
| Length | 177 ft (54 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 x 500 hp (370 kW) GM Cleveland Division 6-278A 6-cyl V6 diesel engines |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 26 |
Ships in class
edit| Name | Acquired | Commissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camano (AKL-1) | 16 July 1947 | 16 July 1947 | Unknown |
| Deal (AKL-2) | 2 March 1947 | 3 August 1947 | Sold 18 December 1961 |
| Elba (AKL-3) | 14 March 1947 | 3 July 1947 | transferred to Department of the Interior 29 January 1952 |
| Errol (AKL-4) | 3 April 1947 | 9 July 1947 | transferred to Department of the Interior 29 January 1952 |
| Estero (AKL-5) | March 1947 | 5 July 1947 | struck 1 February 1960 |
| Jekyl (AKL-6) | 22 February 1947 | 2 May `1947 | Sold 18 May 1960 |
| Metomkin (AKL-7) | 28 February 1947 | 16 August 1947 | struck 16 January 1952 |
| Roque (AKL-8) | 21 February 1947 | 2 May 1947 | struck 29 January 1952 |
| Ryer (AKL-9) | 22 February 1947 | 8 June 1947 | struck 1 July 1961; scrapped |
| Sharps (AKL-10) | March 1947 | 3 August 1947 | struck 20 August 1971, sold to South Korean Navy as Kun San |
| Torry (AKL-11) | 22 February 1947 | 3 April 1947 | struck 29 January 1952 |
| Mark (AKL-12) | 30 September 1947 | 2 December 1947 | transferred to Republic of China Navy 1971 |
| Tingles (AKL-13) | September 1947 | 2 December 1947 | struck 1969, renamed MV Ran-Annim, scrapped in 1982 [2] |
| Hewell (AKL-14) | 2 February 1948 | 5 June 1948 | struck 1 November 1959 |
| New Bedford (AKL-17) | 1 July 1950 | 1 July 1950 | struck 4 April 1995 |
References
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
- ^ Polmar, Norman (2005-01-01). Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet. Naval Institute Press.
- ^ USS Tingles (AKL-13)