Global InformationUSS Hewell information
 Hewell (AKL-14) at anchor, c. 1951–53, location unknown
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Hewell |
| Namesake | An island off the coast of Maine |
| Builder | United States Concrete Pipe Corp., Los Angeles, California |
| Laid down | as FS-391 for the U.S. Army (date unknown) |
| Launched | 1944 |
| Acquired | by the U.S. Navy, 2 February 1948 |
| Commissioned | 5 June 1948 as USS Hewell (AG-145) at Pearl Harbor |
| Decommissioned | 15 March 1955, at Astoria, Oregon |
| Reclassified | AKL-14, June 1949 |
| Stricken | 1 November 1959 |
| Honours and awards | seven battle stars for Korean service |
| Fate | Sold, 2 June 1960, scrapped at Lake Union, Seattle, Washington c. 1973 |
| Notes | was used in the movie Mister Roberts |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Camano-class cargo ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 176 ft |
| Beam | 32 ft |
| Draft | 14 ft |
| Propulsion | two 500 hp GM Cleveland Division 6-278A 6-cyl V6 diesel engines, twin screws |
| Speed | 13 knots |
| Complement | 26 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | Two 0.5 in (12.7 mm)machine guns: One port side and one starboard side of the flying bridge. |
USS Hewell (AG-145/AKL-14) was a Camano-class cargo ship constructed for the U.S. Army as FS-391 shortly before the end of World War II.[1] FS-391 operated with a U.S. Coast Guard crew in the Southwest Pacific area.[2] The ship was acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1948. She was configured as a transport and cargo ship and served with the U.S. Pacific Fleet – including highly decorated service during the Korean War – until decommissioned in 1955.[1]
- ^ a b Naval History and Heritage Command. "Hewell". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office (26 January 2012). "World War II Coast Guard-Manned U.S. Army Freight and Supply Ship Histories". U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 23 February 2012.