Summary
USS Minidoka (AK-196) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship that was constructed for the US Navy during the closing period of World War II. She was declared excess-to-needs and returned to the US Maritime Commission.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Minidoka County, Idaho |
| Ordered | as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2127[1] |
| Builder | Walter Butler Shipbuilders, Inc., Superior, Wisconsin |
| Yard number | 45[1] |
| Laid down | 26 August 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. R. N. Elder |
| Completed | 5 May 1945 |
| Commissioned | canceled 25 August 1945 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | returned to the Maritime Commission |
| United States | |
| Name | Coastal Herald |
| Owner | Maritime Commission |
| Operator |
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| Acquired | 4 December 1945 |
| In service | 4 December 1945 |
| Out of service | 2 July 1948 |
| Fate | Sold 13 July 1956 |
 Brazil | |
| Name | Coastal Herald |
| Operator | Companhia Nacional de Navegacao Costerira, Patrimonio Nacional |
| Acquired | 13 July 1956 |
| In service | 3 January 1957 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1977 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | Alamosa-class cargo ship |
| Type | C1-M-AV1 |
| Tonnage | 5,032 long tons deadweight (DWT)[1] |
| Displacement |
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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) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 1 × propeller |
| Speed | 11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
| Capacity |
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Construction edit
Minidoka, a C1-M-AV1 type cargo ship, was laid down under Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2127, by Walter Butler Shipbuilding Co., Inc., Superior, Wisconsin, 26 August 1944; launched 13 January 1945; sponsored by Mrs. R. N. Elder; and completed 5 May 1945. While under conversion for Navy use at the Superior yard of Walter Butler, her conversion was canceled 25 August 1945.[3]
Merchant service edit
Subsequently, she was returned to the Maritime Commission, renamed Coastal Herald, and operated for the Maritime Commission by Waterman Steamship Corporation[3] and then the United Fruit Company until 1948. She was then sent to the reserve fleet awaiting sale.[2]
On 13 July 1956, she was sold to Companhia Nacional de Navegacao Costerira, Patrimonio Nacional, of Brazil, for $693,682, under the condition that she be used for coastal shipping. She was delivered on 3 January 1957.[4] She was scrapped in 1977.[1]
Notes edit
- Citations
Bibliography edit
Online resources
- "Minidoka". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - "C1 Cargo Ships". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- "USS Minidoka (AK-196)". Navsource.org. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- "Coastal Herald". United States Department of Transportation. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
External links edit
- Photo gallery of USS Minidoka (AK-196) at NavSource Naval History
