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333: 47: 254: 213: 206: 192: 199: 1002: 3423: 861:, she resumed intermittent cargo runs to South Vietnam in February 1962. She remained in the Western Pacific, serving the forces of freedom in the Far East as a veteran carrier of vital military cargo. 841:. In addition she has steamed from Korea to Southeast Asia while supporting America's determination to maintain peace and contain Communism in the Far East. She has steamed from ports in Japan and the 720:. Following her arrival 2 January 1946, she was stripped of Navy gear. She then steamed to Yokohama 16 January, decommissioned 1 February, and transferred to the US Army. 3403: 2935: 3418: 1843: 3413: 3241: 2698: 2212: 2079: 3351: 2942: 2712: 3273: 3248: 2520: 2296: 2114: 888:(DOI) for use in the TTPI. On 31 April 1982, she was permanently transferred to the DOI for continued use in the TTPI. The ship was scrapped in November 1984. 3365: 2513: 2261: 3060: 2859: 2596: 2065: 2058: 2051: 2044: 2017: 2010: 2003: 1934: 1829: 3213: 2471: 2352: 2107: 2072: 1871: 1100: 3291: 3157: 3115: 3101: 2984: 2901: 2740: 2719: 2677: 2464: 2450: 2429: 2401: 2380: 2366: 2317: 2170: 2128: 1906: 1899: 3344: 3326: 3319: 3312: 3305: 3143: 3087: 2928: 2887: 2747: 2684: 2657: 2568: 2527: 2478: 2457: 2443: 2436: 2422: 2415: 2408: 2394: 2387: 2373: 2359: 2345: 2226: 2177: 2135: 1927: 1920: 1913: 1885: 1850: 1795: 1754: 3234: 3199: 3164: 3094: 3053: 2949: 2880: 2845: 2796: 2575: 2485: 2338: 2303: 2205: 2149: 1996: 1747: 3358: 3255: 3227: 3067: 3033: 2998: 2991: 2866: 2775: 2603: 2506: 2499: 2310: 2282: 2254: 2156: 2121: 1975: 1822: 3298: 3220: 3192: 3108: 3026: 3005: 2873: 2838: 2810: 2650: 2623: 2554: 2289: 2142: 3185: 3136: 2803: 2733: 2664: 2630: 1657: 664:, Wisconsin, 10 April 1944; launched 2 July 1944; sponsored by Miss Ann Farley; acquired by the Navy 25 June 1945 ; and commissioned at 2163: 3393: 3206: 3019: 2817: 986: 735:
until 1 July 1950 when she was reacquired by the US Navy. After refitting, she was assigned to the MSTS 28 February 1951, and designated
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continued to support MSTS operations in the Pacific theatre until 15 July 1973 when she was placed out of service and struck from the
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during the final months of World War II. Post-war she served in the Pacific Ocean theatre of operations for some time with the
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continued supply runs between Japan and South Korea. In response to the scheduled transfer of
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Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
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remained in the Western Pacific since 1955. Cargo operations have sent her primarily to
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to Communist control, she departed Yokohama 6 November 1954 to provide support for
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supply run from Japan supporting the repulse of Communist aggression in
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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contract, MC hull 2119, by Walter Butler Shipbuilders, Inc.,
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227,730 cu ft (6,449 m) (non-refrigerated)
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ports, she departed Saigon 23 January 1955 and arrived
920: 747:Manned by a civilian crew, she participated in the 3404:World War II auxiliary ships of the United States 731:was operated by a Japanese merchant crew for the 3419:Vietnam War auxiliary ships of the United States 3380: 3414:Korean War auxiliary ships of the United States 954: 952: 950: 948: 946: 944: 942: 940: 676: 1012: 914: 1684: 1658:List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy 1108: 1094: 1637:** = Canceled August 1945, but completed as 1048:. United States Department of Transportation 937: 1643:† = Canceled August 1945, but completed as 987:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 857:In response to American efforts to support 805:Resuming cargo runs out of Japanese ports, 733:Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Japan 1691: 1677: 1101: 1087: 884:She was then loaned, 15 July 1973, to the 444:7,450 long tons (7,570 t) (full load) 1028: 1016:. ShipbuildingHistory.com. 28 August 2009 931: 441:2,382 long tons (2,420 t) (standard) 14: 3381: 643:Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 339:Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 1672: 1082: 742: 454:388 ft 8 in (118.47 m) 329: 250: 43: 990:. Naval History and Heritage Command 845:, transporting military supplies to 535:9,830 cu ft (278 m) ( 27:Cargo ship of the United States Navy 1698: 1075:(AK-188) at NavSource Naval History 879: 639:Military Sea Transportation Service 228:Military Sea Transportation Service 24: 3394:Ships built in Superior, Wisconsin 864: 723: 671: 470:21 ft 1 in (6.43 m) 25: 3435: 1062: 1044: 980: 958: 794:. After completing three runs to 584:20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon 1000: 383:permanent transfer 31 April 1982 331: 323:Trust Territories of the Pacific 252: 211: 204: 197: 190: 45: 3409:Ships of the United States Army 968: 648: 529:3,945 t (3,883 long tons) 519:(21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) 98:Walter Butler Shipbuilders Inc. 1032:. Navsource.org. 18 April 2014 852: 13: 1: 784:Operation Passage to Freedom 677:World War II-related service 7: 668:, Louisiana, 14 July 1945. 10: 3440: 2672:Colonel William J. O'Brien 1592:Colonel William J. O'Brien 886:Department of the Interior 3389:Alamosa-class cargo ships 3337: 3284: 3266: 2645:Private Frank J. Petrarca 1706: 1653: 1630: 1621:Private Frank J. Petrarca 1119: 571:3 in (76 mm)/50 392: 72:Herkimer County, New York 38: 34: 1634:* = Canceled August 1945 891: 658:U.S. Maritime Commission 393:General characteristics 1790:Private John F. Thorson 1603:Private John F. Thorson 1030:"USS Herkimer (AK-188)" 849:between 1961 and 1965. 386:Scrapped November 1984 226:placed in service with 2923:Private Jose F. Valdez 1735:Sgt. George D Keathley 462:50 ft (15 m) 1963:Sgt. Joseph E. Muller 1810:Captain Arlo L. Olson 802:, Japan, 1 February. 427:5,032 long tons 18:USS Herkimer (AK-188) 3082:Sgt. Curtis F. Shoup 2618:Sgt. Jonah E. Kelley 2536:Kenneth E. Gruennert 2039:Sgt. George Peterson 1563:Sgt. George Peterson 656:was laid down under 3243:William G. Fournier 2081:Coastal Telegrapher 1046:"Herkimer (AK-188)" 915:C1 Cargo Ships 2009 755:. Operating out of 230:(MSTS), 1 July 1950 102:Superior, Wisconsin 3353:California Redwood 2937:Sailmaker's Splice 2714:Marlingspike Hitch 1113:-class cargo ships 843:Philippine Islands 743:Korean War support 3376: 3375: 3275:Coastal Liberator 3250:William N. Nelson 2298:Harold W. Roberts 2116:Crown and Diamond 1845:Boatswain's Hitch 1666: 1665: 595: 594: 242:in Japan as USAT 132:Sponsored by 16:(Redirected from 3431: 3367:Washington Cedar 2700:Mariner's Splice 2515:Horseshoe Splice 2214:Fisherman's Bend 2026:Coastal Crusader 1693: 1686: 1679: 1670: 1669: 1645:Coastal Crusader 1581:Coastal Crusader 1103: 1096: 1089: 1080: 1079: 1057: 1055: 1053: 1041: 1039: 1037: 1025: 1023: 1021: 1014:"C1 Cargo Ships" 1004: 1003: 999: 997: 995: 975:Online resources 962: 956: 935: 929: 918: 912: 880:Merchant service 796:South Vietnamese 693:loaded cargo at 614:that served the 577:dual purpose gun 341: 336: 335: 334: 260: 257: 256: 255: 216: 215: 209: 208: 202: 201: 195: 194: 53: 50: 49: 48: 32: 31: 21: 3439: 3438: 3434: 3433: 3432: 3430: 3429: 3428: 3379: 3378: 3377: 3372: 3333: 3280: 3262: 3062:Spanish Bowline 2944:Sailor's Splice 2067:Coastal Rambler 2060:Coastal Monitor 2053:Coastal Monarch 2046:Coastal Mariner 2019:Coastal Courser 2012:Coastal Charger 2005:Coastal Captain 1936:Chain and Crown 1831:Blackwall Hitch 1702: 1700:Type C1-M ships 1697: 1667: 1662: 1649: 1626: 1115: 1107: 1065: 1060: 1051: 1049: 1035: 1033: 1019: 1017: 1001: 993: 991: 971: 966: 965: 957: 938: 930: 921: 913: 904: 894: 882: 867: 865:Decommissioning 855: 745: 726: 724:US Army service 679: 674: 672:Service history 651: 494:(1,300 kW) 475:Installed power 337: 332: 330: 258: 253: 251: 210: 203: 196: 189: 159:1 February 1946 135:Miss Ann Farley 51: 46: 44: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 3437: 3427: 3426: 3421: 3416: 3411: 3406: 3401: 3396: 3391: 3374: 3373: 3371: 3370: 3363: 3356: 3349: 3341: 3339: 3338:Type C1-MT-BU1 3335: 3334: 3332: 3331: 3324: 3317: 3310: 3303: 3296: 3288: 3286: 3282: 3281: 3279: 3278: 3270: 3268: 3264: 3263: 3261: 3260: 3253: 3246: 3239: 3232: 3225: 3218: 3211: 3204: 3197: 3190: 3183: 3176: 3169: 3162: 3155: 3148: 3141: 3134: 3127: 3120: 3113: 3106: 3099: 3092: 3085: 3072: 3065: 3058: 3051: 3048:Coastal Sentry 3038: 3031: 3024: 3017: 3010: 3003: 2996: 2989: 2982: 2975: 2968: 2961: 2954: 2947: 2940: 2933: 2926: 2913: 2906: 2899: 2892: 2885: 2878: 2871: 2864: 2857: 2850: 2843: 2836: 2829: 2822: 2815: 2808: 2801: 2794: 2787: 2780: 2773: 2766: 2759: 2752: 2745: 2738: 2731: 2724: 2717: 2710: 2703: 2696: 2689: 2682: 2675: 2662: 2655: 2648: 2635: 2628: 2621: 2608: 2601: 2594: 2587: 2580: 2573: 2566: 2559: 2552: 2545: 2542:Grommet Reefer 2532: 2525: 2522:Jacob's Ladder 2518: 2511: 2504: 2497: 2490: 2483: 2476: 2473:Hickory Stream 2469: 2462: 2455: 2448: 2441: 2434: 2427: 2420: 2413: 2406: 2399: 2392: 2385: 2378: 2371: 2364: 2357: 2354:Hickory Bourne 2350: 2343: 2336: 2329: 2322: 2315: 2308: 2301: 2294: 2287: 2280: 2273: 2266: 2259: 2252: 2245: 2238: 2231: 2224: 2217: 2210: 2203: 2196: 2189: 2182: 2175: 2168: 2161: 2154: 2147: 2140: 2133: 2126: 2119: 2112: 2109:Crossing Hitch 2105: 2098: 2091: 2084: 2077: 2074:Coastal Ranger 2070: 2063: 2056: 2049: 2042: 2029: 2022: 2015: 2008: 2001: 1994: 1987: 1980: 1973: 1966: 1953: 1946: 1939: 1932: 1925: 1918: 1911: 1904: 1897: 1890: 1883: 1876: 1873:Buntline Hitch 1869: 1862: 1855: 1848: 1841: 1834: 1827: 1820: 1813: 1800: 1793: 1780: 1773: 1766: 1759: 1752: 1745: 1738: 1725: 1718: 1710: 1708: 1704: 1703: 1696: 1695: 1688: 1681: 1673: 1664: 1663: 1661: 1660: 1654: 1651: 1650: 1648: 1647: 1641: 1635: 1631: 1628: 1627: 1625: 1624: 1613: 1606: 1595: 1584: 1571: 1566: 1553: 1548: 1543: 1536: 1529: 1522: 1519:Coastal Sentry 1509: 1502: 1495: 1488: 1481: 1474: 1467: 1460: 1453: 1446: 1439: 1432: 1425: 1418: 1411: 1404: 1397: 1390: 1383: 1376: 1369: 1362: 1355: 1348: 1341: 1334: 1327: 1320: 1313: 1306: 1299: 1292: 1285: 1278: 1271: 1266: 1261: 1254: 1247: 1240: 1233: 1226: 1219: 1212: 1205: 1198: 1191: 1184: 1177: 1170: 1163: 1156: 1149: 1142: 1135: 1128: 1120: 1117: 1116: 1106: 1105: 1098: 1091: 1083: 1077: 1076: 1064: 1063:External links 1061: 1059: 1058: 1042: 1026: 1010: 972: 970: 967: 964: 963: 936: 932:Navsource 2014 919: 901: 900: 899: 898: 893: 890: 881: 878: 866: 863: 854: 851: 786:. She reached 772:1953 Armistice 770:Following the 744: 741: 725: 722: 687:Gulf of Mexico 678: 675: 673: 670: 650: 647: 629:, and then as 593: 592: 591: 590: 580: 565: 561: 560: 559: 558: 555: 550: 546: 545: 544: 543: 540: 533: 525: 521: 520: 513: 509: 508: 502: 498: 497: 496: 495: 488: 476: 472: 471: 468: 464: 463: 460: 456: 455: 452: 448: 447: 446: 445: 442: 437: 433: 432: 425: 421: 420: 415: 411: 410: 399: 398:Class and type 395: 394: 390: 389: 388: 387: 384: 379: 375: 374: 365: 364:Identification 361: 360: 357: 353: 352: 347: 343: 342: 327: 326: 325:, 15 July 1973 321:loaned to the 319: 315: 314: 308: 307:Identification 304: 303: 300: 296: 295: 292: 291:Out of service 288: 287: 284: 280: 279: 276: 272: 271: 266: 262: 261: 248: 247: 236: 232: 231: 224: 220: 219: 218: 217: 187: 181: 173: 172:Identification 169: 168: 165: 161: 160: 157: 156:Decommissioned 153: 152: 149: 145: 144: 141: 137: 136: 133: 129: 128: 125: 121: 120: 117: 113: 112: 109: 105: 104: 95: 91: 90: 79: 75: 74: 69: 65: 64: 59: 55: 54: 41: 40: 36: 35: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3436: 3425: 3422: 3420: 3417: 3415: 3412: 3410: 3407: 3405: 3402: 3400: 3397: 3395: 3392: 3390: 3387: 3386: 3384: 3369: 3368: 3364: 3362: 3361: 3357: 3355: 3354: 3350: 3348: 3347: 3343: 3342: 3340: 3336: 3330: 3329: 3325: 3323: 3322: 3318: 3316: 3315: 3311: 3309: 3308: 3304: 3302: 3301: 3297: 3295: 3294: 3293:Crossing Knot 3290: 3289: 3287: 3285:Type C1-M-AV8 3283: 3277: 3276: 3272: 3271: 3269: 3267:Type C1-M-AV7 3265: 3259: 3258: 3254: 3252: 3251: 3247: 3245: 3244: 3240: 3238: 3237: 3233: 3231: 3230: 3226: 3224: 3223: 3219: 3217: 3216: 3212: 3210: 3209: 3205: 3203: 3202: 3198: 3196: 3195: 3191: 3189: 3188: 3184: 3182: 3181: 3177: 3175: 3174: 3170: 3168: 3167: 3163: 3161: 3160: 3159:Terminal Knot 3156: 3154: 3153: 3149: 3147: 3146: 3142: 3140: 3139: 3135: 3133: 3132: 3128: 3126: 3125: 3121: 3119: 3118: 3117:Studding Sail 3114: 3112: 3111: 3107: 3105: 3104: 3103:Square Sinnet 3100: 3098: 3097: 3093: 3091: 3090: 3086: 3084: 3083: 3078: 3077: 3073: 3071: 3070: 3066: 3064: 3063: 3059: 3057: 3056: 3052: 3050: 3049: 3044: 3043: 3039: 3037: 3036: 3032: 3030: 3029: 3025: 3023: 3022: 3018: 3016: 3015: 3011: 3009: 3008: 3004: 3002: 3001: 2997: 2995: 2994: 2990: 2988: 2987: 2986:Shamrock Knot 2983: 2981: 2980: 2976: 2974: 2973: 2969: 2967: 2966: 2962: 2960: 2959: 2955: 2953: 2952: 2948: 2946: 2945: 2941: 2939: 2938: 2934: 2932: 2931: 2927: 2925: 2924: 2919: 2918: 2914: 2912: 2911: 2907: 2905: 2904: 2903:Rolling Hitch 2900: 2898: 2897: 2893: 2891: 2890: 2886: 2884: 2883: 2879: 2877: 2876: 2872: 2870: 2869: 2865: 2863: 2862: 2858: 2856: 2855: 2851: 2849: 2848: 2844: 2842: 2841: 2837: 2835: 2834: 2830: 2828: 2827: 2823: 2821: 2820: 2816: 2814: 2813: 2809: 2807: 2806: 2802: 2800: 2799: 2795: 2793: 2792: 2788: 2786: 2785: 2781: 2779: 2778: 2774: 2772: 2771: 2767: 2765: 2764: 2760: 2758: 2757: 2753: 2751: 2750: 2746: 2744: 2743: 2742:Mooring Hitch 2739: 2737: 2736: 2732: 2730: 2729: 2725: 2723: 2722: 2721:Masthead Knot 2718: 2716: 2715: 2711: 2709: 2708: 2707:Marline Hitch 2704: 2702: 2701: 2697: 2695: 2694: 2690: 2688: 2687: 2683: 2681: 2680: 2679:Mainsheet Eye 2676: 2674: 2673: 2668: 2667: 2663: 2661: 2660: 2656: 2654: 2653: 2649: 2647: 2646: 2641: 2640: 2636: 2634: 2633: 2629: 2627: 2626: 2622: 2620: 2619: 2614: 2613: 2609: 2607: 2606: 2602: 2600: 2599: 2595: 2593: 2592: 2588: 2586: 2585: 2581: 2579: 2578: 2574: 2572: 2571: 2567: 2565: 2564: 2560: 2558: 2557: 2553: 2551: 2550: 2546: 2544: 2543: 2538: 2537: 2533: 2531: 2530: 2526: 2524: 2523: 2519: 2517: 2516: 2512: 2510: 2509: 2505: 2503: 2502: 2498: 2496: 2495: 2491: 2489: 2488: 2484: 2482: 2481: 2477: 2475: 2474: 2470: 2468: 2467: 2466:Hickory Mount 2463: 2461: 2460: 2456: 2454: 2453: 2452:Hickory Knoll 2449: 2447: 2446: 2442: 2440: 2439: 2435: 2433: 2432: 2431:Hickory Ghyll 2428: 2426: 2425: 2421: 2419: 2418: 2414: 2412: 2411: 2407: 2405: 2404: 2403:Hickory Crest 2400: 2398: 2397: 2393: 2391: 2390: 2386: 2384: 2383: 2382:Hickory Cairn 2379: 2377: 2376: 2372: 2370: 2369: 2368:Hickory Brook 2365: 2363: 2362: 2358: 2356: 2355: 2351: 2349: 2348: 2344: 2342: 2341: 2337: 2335: 2334: 2330: 2328: 2327: 2323: 2321: 2320: 2319:Hawser Splice 2316: 2314: 2313: 2309: 2307: 2306: 2302: 2300: 2299: 2295: 2293: 2292: 2288: 2286: 2285: 2281: 2279: 2278: 2274: 2272: 2271: 2267: 2265: 2264: 2263:Gunner's Knot 2260: 2258: 2257: 2253: 2251: 2250: 2246: 2244: 2243: 2239: 2237: 2236: 2232: 2230: 2229: 2225: 2223: 2222: 2218: 2216: 2215: 2211: 2209: 2208: 2204: 2202: 2201: 2197: 2195: 2194: 2190: 2188: 2187: 2183: 2181: 2180: 2176: 2174: 2173: 2172:Elmer J. 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Index

USS Herkimer (AK-188)
Herkimer County, New York
C1-M-AV1
MC
Walter Butler Shipbuilders Inc.
Superior, Wisconsin
Hull symbol
Code letters




Military Sea Transportation Service
U.S. Army
Hull symbol
Trust Territories of the Pacific
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
IMO number
7338341
Alamosa-class
cargo ship
C1-M-AV1
deadweight
Nordberg
diesel engine
shp
propeller
kn
DWT
refrigerated

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