assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service, 1 July 1950
United States
Name
Fentress
Operator
Military Sea Transportation Service
In service
1 July 1950
Out of service
unknown
Stricken
15 October 1973
Identification
Hull symbol: T-AK-180
Fate
transferred 21 November 1973, to Maritime Administration
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Name
Fentress
In service
20 July 1974
Out of service
4 July 1982
Fate
transferred 4 July 1982
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Name
Fentress
In service
4 July 1982
Identification
IMO number: 7619783
Fate
Scrapped 1985
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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