USS Poinsett (AK-205)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Poinsett.
USS Poinsett (AK-205) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship acquired by the US Navy just prior to the end of World War II. She carried supplies and ammunition to the Pacific Ocean battle areas and was awarded one battle star for her operations in the Borneo area.
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USS Poinsett (AK-205) probably running builder's trials in the Great Lakes c. September, 1944 | |
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Name | Poinsett |
Namesake | Poinsett County, Arkansas |
Ordered | as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2159[1] |
Builder | Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
Yard number | 325[1] |
Laid down | 6 November 1943 |
Launched | 22 May 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Robert L. Rote |
Acquired | 22 January 1945 |
Commissioned | 7 February 1945 |
Decommissioned | 25 January 1946 |
Stricken | 12 March 1946 |
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Honors and awards | one battle star for World War II service |
Fate | Sold 25 February 1947, Bergenske Dampakibaselskab (Bergen Line) |
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Norway | |
Name | Carina |
Owner | Bergenske Dampakibaselskab (Bergen Line) |
Acquired | 25 February 1947 |
Fate | Sold |
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South Korea | |
Name | Masan |
Namesake | City of Masan |
Fate | Scrapped, 1979 |
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Class and type | Alamosa-class cargo ship |
Type | C1-M-AV1 |
Tonnage | 5,032 long tons deadweight (DWT)[1] |
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Length | 388 ft 8 in (118.47 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft | 21 ft 1 in (6.43 m) |
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Propulsion | 1 × propeller |
Speed | 11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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