USS Prince Georges
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USS Prince Georges (AP-165/AK-224) was a Crater-class cargo ship in the service of the US Navy in World War II. Named after the Prince George's County, Maryland, it was the only ship of the Navy to bear this name.
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United States | |
Name | Richard March Hoe |
Namesake | Richard March Hoe |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | Matson Navigation Company[1] |
Ordered | as a Type EC2-S-C1 hull, MCE hull 426[2] |
Builder | Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California |
Yard number | 426[2] |
Way number | 10[2] |
Laid down | 20 September 1942 |
Launched | 30 October 1942 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Patricia Montgomery |
In service | 9 November 1942 |
Fate | transferred to the US Navy, 25 October 1943 |
United States | |
Name | Prince Georges |
Namesake | Prince George's County, Maryland |
Acquired | 25 October 1943 |
Commissioned | 10 November 1943 |
Decommissioned | 12 April 1946 |
Reclassified | Cargo Ship AK-224, 20 August 1944 |
Stricken | 1 May 1946 |
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Honors and awards | 1 × battle stars |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 21 May 1969, delivered 10 November 1969 |
General characteristics [3] | |
Class and type | Crater-class cargo ship |
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Length | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
Beam | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
Draft | 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m) |
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Speed | 12.5 kn (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) |
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Troops | 1030 officers and enlisted (as AP) |
Complement | 256 officers and enlisted |
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