A post-war image of USS Alcona (AK-157) underway, date and location unknown. Her armament has been removed
History
United States
Name
Alcona
Namesake
Alcona County, Michigan
Ordered
as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2102[1]
Builder
Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Richmond, California
Yard number
59[1]
Laid down
27 November 1943
Launched
9 May 1944
Sponsored by
Mrs. Morris Chamberlain
Acquired
15 September 1944
Commissioned
15 September 1944
Decommissioned
5 May 1955
Stricken
1 April 1960
Identification
Hull symbol: AK-157
Code letters: NEFH
Fate
sold for scrapping, 28 July 1960
dismantling completed, 31 October 1961
General characteristics [2]
Class and type
Alamosa-class cargo ship
Type
C1-M-AV1
Tonnage
5,032 long tons deadweight (DWT)[1]
Displacement
2,382 long tons (2,420 t) (standard)
7,450 long tons (7,570 t) (full load)
Length
388 ft 8 in (118.47 m)
Beam
50 ft (15 m)
Draft
21 ft 1 in (6.43 m)
Installed power
1 × Nordberg, TSM 6 diesel engine
1,750 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion
1 × propeller
Speed
11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity
3,945 t (3,883 long tons) DWT
9,830 cu ft (278 m3) (refrigerated)
227,730 cu ft (6,449 m3) (non-refrigerated)
Complement
15 Officers
70 Enlisted
Armament
1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber dual purpose gun (DP)
6 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons
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