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History
USS CodingtonUnited States
NameCodington
NamesakeCodington County, South Dakota
OperatorUSS Codington
Orderedas type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2146[1]
BuilderFroemming Brothers, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Yard number18[1]
Laid down1944
Launched29 November 1944
Sponsored byMrs. W. P. Plehl
Commissioned23 July 1945
Decommissioned27 February 1946
Stricken5 June 1946
Identification
  • Hull symbol: AK-173
  • Code letters: NEIR
FateSold to a South Korean buyer, 27 May 1956
History
USS CodingtonSouth Korea
NamePohang
NamesakeCity of Pohang, South Korea
Acquired27 May 1956
FateScrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, January 1974
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeAlamosa-class cargo ship
TypeC1-M-AV1
Tonnage5,032 long tons deadweight (DWT)[1]
Displacement
  • 2,382 long tons (2,420 t) (standard)
  • 7,450 long tons (7,570 t) (full load)
Length388 ft 8 in (118.47 m)
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft21 ft 1 in (6.43 m)
Installed power
  • 1 × Nordberg, TSM 6 diesel engine
  • 1,750 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion1 × propeller
Speed11.5 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

USS Codington (AK-173) 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.

  1. ^ a b c C1 Cargo Ships 2009.
  2. ^ Navsource 2014.

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