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USS Pastores
Cargo ship of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Pastores (AF-16) was a Pastores class store ship acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I and re-acquired during World War II. Pastores served as a stores ship, responsible for delivering supplies to military personnel in combat and non-combat areas. She served in both World War I and II, and was awarded one battle star during World War II.
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Name | USS Pastores |
Builder | Workman, Clark & Company , Belfast |
Launched | 17 August 1912 |
Acquired | by charter, 1 May 1918 |
Commissioned | as USS Pastores (ID-4540), 6 May 1918 |
Decommissioned | 8 October 1919 |
Fate | Returned to owner |
Acquired | by charter, 23 January 1942 |
Commissioned | as USS Pastores (AF-16), 13 February 1942 |
Decommissioned | 14 March 1946 |
Stricken | 28 March 1946 |
Honours and awards | 1 battle star (World War II) |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 19 December 1946 |
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Class and type | Pastores class store ship |
Tonnage | 2,300 tonnes deadweight (DWT) |
Displacement | 12,650 long tons (12,853 t) full load |
Length | 486 ft 6 in (148.29 m) |
Beam | 55 ft (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 4 in (8.33 m) |
Propulsion | Reciprocating engines; twin screws, 6,500 shp (4,847 kW) |
Speed | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) |
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