USS Antrim (AK-159)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Antrim.
USS Antrim (AK-159) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship in the United States Navy. She was named for Antrim County, Michigan.
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Name | Antrim |
Namesake | Antrim County, Michigan |
Ordered | as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2104[1] |
Builder | Kaiser Shipyard's Richmond Shipyard, Richmond, California |
Yard number | 61[1] |
Laid down | 18 April 1944 |
Launched | 17 July 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. F. H. Horstman |
Commissioned | 31 October 1944 |
Decommissioned | 3 April 1946 |
Stricken | 17 April 1946 |
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Fate | Sold, 13 January 1947 |
Turkey | |
Name | Kars |
Namesake | Province of Kars |
Owner | Deniz Nakliyati T.A.O., Turkey |
Acquired | 13 January 1947 |
Homeport | Istanbul, Turkey |
Identification | IMO number: 5182748 |
Fate | Scrapped in January 1983 at Aliağa, Turkey |
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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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