USS Caledonia (AK-167)
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| Name: | Caledonia |
| Namesake: | Caledonia County, Vermont |
| Ordered: | MC hull 2112 |
| Builder: | Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Richmond, California |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | 1 January 1945 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. V. Brown |
| Acquired: | 13 March 1945 |
| Commissioned: | 13 March 1945 |
| Decommissioned: | 25 March 1946 |
| Renamed: | Norse Captain, Mabini, President Quezon, Seven Kings |
| Struck: | 12 April 1946 |
| Identification: | Hull symbol:AK-167 |
| Fate: | 1980 Arrived in September at Kaohsiung, Taiwan for demolition by Li Chong Co. Ltd. |
| Status: | fate unknown |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type: | Alamosa-class cargo ship |
| Type: | C1-M-AV1 |
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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: | 1,750 shp (1,300 kW) |
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| Speed: | 11.5 kn (13.2 mph; 21.3 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 3,945 t (3,883 long tons) DWT |
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USS Caledonia (AK-167) 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.
The second ship to be named Caledonia by the Navy, AK-167 was launched 1 January 1945 by Kaiser Cargo, Inc., Richmond, California, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. V. Brown; acquired by the Navy 13 March 1945; commissioned the same day, Lieutenant F. G. Stelte in command; and reported to the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
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World War II Pacific Theatre operations
Assigned to a role in the Navy's gigantic logistic task of supplying military forces in the Pacific while still carrying out naval, air, and amphibious warfare, Caledonia sailed from San Francisco, California, 1 May 1945, laden with cargo for the base at Manus, where she began discharging 23 May. The cargo ship completed offloading at Samar, Philippine Islands, on 22 June, then steamed to Darwin, Australia, and Milne Bay, New Guinea, to reload supplies essentially needed in the Philippines. After offloading at Samar and Subic Bay in August and September, Caledonia made another voyage to Noumea, New Caledonia, for cargo, returning to Samar, from which she cleared 30 December for Baltimore, Maryland.
Post-war decommissioning
Caledonia was decommissioned there 25 March 1946, and was returned to the Maritime Commission four days later.
- 1947 Sold to Bucha Godager & Co., Oslo, Norway. Renamed Norse Captain.
- 1962 Sold to Philippine President Lines Inc., Manila, the Philippines. Renamed Mabini.
- 1964 Renamed President Quezon.
- 1965 Sold to Seven Brothers Shipping Corp., Manila. Renamed Seven Kings.
- 1980 Arrived in September at Kaohsiung, Taiwan for demolition by Li Chong Co. Ltd.[2]
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
