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USS GwinnettUnited States
NameGwinnett
NamesakeGwinnett County, Georgia
Orderedas type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2116[1]
BuilderWalter Butler Shipbuilders, Inc., Superior, Wisconsin
Yard number34[1]
Laid down21 December 1943
Launched14 May 1944
Sponsored byMrs. Oliva Dionne
Acquired13 March 1945
Commissioned10 April 1945
Decommissioned11 February 1946
Reclassified
  • prior to launch, Miscellaneous Auxiliary
  • 25 May 1945, Aviation Stores Issue Ship
Refitprior to 13 March 1945, converted to Gwinnett-class Aviation Stores Issue Ship
Stricken26 February 1946
Identification
  • Hull symbol: AK-185
  • Hull symbol: AG-92
  • Hull symbol: AVS-5
  • Code letters: NEMV
FateSold, 14 August 1947
History
FranceRepublic of France
NameSainte Helene
Acquired14 August 1947
FateScrapped 1970
General characteristics [2]
Class and type
  • Alamosa-class cargo ship (1943–1945)
  • Gwinnett-class aviation stores issue ship (1945–1946)
TypeC1-M-AV1
Tonnage5,010 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 Gwinnett (AK-185/AG-92/AVS-5) was originally an Alamosa-class cargo ship acquired by the U.S. Navy shortly before the end of World War II and converted into a Gwinnett-class aviation stores issue ship. She was found to be excess-to-needs and was placed into reserve in 1946.

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

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