New England Shipbuilding Corporation, South Portland, Maine
Laid down
31 October 1944 as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, (MCE hull 3085)
Launched
13 December 1944
Sponsored by
Mrs. Robert LeBourdais
Acquired
by the Navy 21 December 1944
Commissioned
31 July 1945 as USS Avery Island (AG-76) at the New York Navy Yard
Recommissioned
27 May 1947, at San Pedro, California
In service
21 December 1944
Out of service
24 December 1944
Reclassified
AKS-24, 18 August 1951
Refit
Atlantic Basin Iron Works, Brooklyn, New York
Stricken
date unknown
Fate
transferred to the U.S. Maritime Administration, 4 January 1960
Notes
scrapped at Sakai, Japan in 1961
General characteristics
Type
Basilan-class miscellaneous auxiliary
Displacement
5,371 tons light
14,200 tons full load
Length
442'
Beam
57'
Propulsion
reciprocating steam engine, single shaft, 1,950hp
Speed
11.5 knots
Complement
891 officers and enlisted
Armament
four 40 mm single gun mounts
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