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Broadside view of USS Allioth (AK-109), off San Francisco, 19 November 1943.
History
USS AlliothUnited States
Name
  • James Rowan
  • Allioth
NamesakeThe star Allioth
Orderedas a Type EC2-S-C1 hull, MCE hull 1730[1]
BuilderPermanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California
Yard number1730[1]
Way number10[1]
Laid down30 July 1943
Launched20 August 1943
Sponsored byMiss Cora Clonts
Acquired3 October 1943
Commissioned25 October 1943
Decommissioned18 May 1946
Reclassified
  • Redesignated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX-204), March 1945
  • Redesignated Aviation Supply Issue Ship (AVS-4), 3 May 1945
RefitConverted to a Grumium-class Aviation Supply Issue Ship at Alameda, California, March 1945
Stricken22 May 1947
Identification
  • Hull symbol: AK-109
  • Hull symbol: IX-204
  • Hull symbol: AVS-4
  • Code letters: NTNM
FateSold for scrapping, 27 August 1964
General characteristics [2]
Class and type
  • Crater-class cargo ship (1943–1945)
  • Grumium-class aviation supply issue ship (1945–1946)
Displacement
  • 4,023 long tons (4,088 t) (standard)
  • 14,550 long tons (14,780 t) (full load)
Length441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Draft28 ft 4 in (8.64 m)
Installed power
  • 2 × Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 220psi 450°
  • 2,500 shp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion
  • 1 × Joshua Hendy vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine
  • 1 × shaft
Speed12.5 kn (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Capacity
  • 7,800 t (7,700 long tons) DWT
  • 444,206 cu ft (12,578.5 m3) (non-refrigerated)
Complement206
Armament
  • 1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38-caliber dual-purpose gun
  • 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50-caliber dual-purpose gun
  • 8 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon cannons anti-aircraft (AA) mounts

USS Allioth (AK-109/IX-204/AVS-4) was a Crater-class cargo ship commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II, named after Alioth, a star in constellation Ursa Major. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.

  1. ^ a b c Kaiser No. 2 2010.
  2. ^ Navsource 2014.

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