USS Tarrant

USS Tarrant (AK-214) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship that was constructed for the US Navy during the closing period of World War II. She was commissioned; however, the war ended and she was returned to the War Shipping Administration in November 1945 for disposal.

History
United States
Name	Tarrant
Namesake	Tarrant County, Texas
Ordered	as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2168[1]
Builder	Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Yard number	334[1]
Laid down	4 December 1944
Launched	25 February 1945
Sponsored by	Miss Agnes Larson
Commissioned	18 September 1945
Decommissioned	21 November 1945
Stricken	5 December 1945
Identification	Hull symbol: AK-214 Code letters: NXPI
Fate	Sold, 15 March 1947, to Brazieiro Patrisonio Nacional Scrapped 1969
General characteristics [2]
Class and type	Alamosa-class cargo ship
Type	C1-M-AV1
Tonnage	5,032 long tons deadweight (DWT)[1]
Displacement	2,382 long tons (2,420 t) (standard) 7,450 long tons (7,570 t) (full load)
Length	388 ft 8 in (118.47 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	21 ft 1 in (6.43 m)
Installed power	1 × Nordberg, TSM 6 diesel engine 1,750 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × propeller
Speed	11.5 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

Construction

Tarrant was laid down under US Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2168, on 4 December 1944, by the Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; launched on 25 February 1945; sponsored by Miss Agnes Larson; and commissioned on 18 September 1945.

World War II-related service

Tarrant and her U.S. Coast Guard crew reported to the Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, on 24 September as available for her shakedown cruise. However, since World War II had ended, she was ordered to report to the commandant, 8th Naval District for disposal.^[3]

Service history

Tarrant and her Coast Guard crew reported to the Commander in Chief, US Atlantic Fleet, on 24 September as available for her shakedown cruise. However, since World War II had ended, she was ordered to report to the commandant, 8th Naval District for disposal.^[3]

Tarrant reported on 30 September and was decommissioned and returned to the War Shipping Administration (WSA) on 21 November. Tarrant was struck from the Navy list on 6 December 1945.^[3]

Merchant service

She was sold to Brazieiro Patrisonio Nacional, 15 March 1947.^[2] She was later scrapped in 1969.^[1]