USS Brevard
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USS Brevard (AK-164) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.
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USS Brevard (AK-164), at anchor in the stream on the Huangpu River at Shanghai, China, 27 October 1945. | |
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United States | |
Name | Brevard |
Namesake | Brevard County, Florida |
Ordered | as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2109[1] |
Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Richmond, California |
Yard number | 66[1] |
Laid down | 2 September 1944 |
Launched | 18 November 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. C.S. Wieringa |
Commissioned | 19 February 1945 |
Decommissioned | 3 July 1946 |
Stricken | 8 October 1946 |
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Fate | Sold, 17 March 1947, Netherlands owner |
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Netherlands | |
Name | Zeehond |
Namesake | (Dutch: Seal) |
Acquired | 17 March 1947 |
Fate | Sold 1948 |
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Netherlands | |
Name | Hestia |
Namesake | Hestia |
Owner | Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mattschappij N.V. |
Acquired | 1948 |
Fate | Sold 1962 |
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Saudi Arabia | |
Name | Leila B |
Namesake | Leila (name) |
Owner | Saudi Lines |
Acquired | 1963 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping at Tienstsin, China in August 1970 |
General characteristics [2] | |
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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