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(Redirected from USS Flagler (AK-181)) Cargo ship of the United States Navy
History
United States
NameFlagler
NamesakeFlagler County, Florida
Orderedas type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2377
BuilderKaiser Shipbuilding Co., Richmond, California
Cost$1,982,464
Yard number73
Laid down1944
Launched24 March 1945
Sponsored byMrs. T. B. Smith
Commissioned18 May 1945
Decommissioned24 December 1945
Stricken7 February 1946
Identification
Fate
  • Sold, 3 March 1948
  • Scrapped at Shanghai in 1949
General characteristics
Class and typeAlamosa-class cargo ship
TypeC1-M-AV1
Tonnage5,032 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Displacement
  • 2,382 long tons (2,420 t) (standard)
  • 7,450 long tons (7,570 t) (full load)
Length388 ft 8 in (118.47 m)
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft21 ft 1 in (6.43 m)
Installed power
Propulsion1 × propeller
Speed11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity
  • 3,945 t (3,883 long tons) DWT
  • 9,830 cu ft (278 m) (refrigerated)
  • 227,730 cu ft (6,449 m) (non-refrigerated)
Complement
  • 15 Officers
  • 70 Enlisted
Armament

USS Flagler (AK-181) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship acquired by the U.S. Navy during the final months of World War II. She served the Pacific Ocean theatre of operations for a short period of time before being decommissioned at Okinawa and returned to the U.S. Maritime Administration for dispositioning.

Construction

Flagler was launched 24 March 1945 by Kaiser Cargo Co., Inc., Richmond, California, under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2377; sponsored by Mrs. T. B. Smith; and commissioned 18 May 1945.

Service history

World War II-related service

Flagler sailed from San Francisco, California, 5 July 1945 with cargo for Ulithi and Leyte Gulf, where she discharged the last of her load 6 August. Here she loaded supplies and men for Okinawa, from which she sailed 29 August for Guam and Saipan.

Grounded during a typhoon

Okinawa-bound again 12 September, Flagler sailed through a raging typhoon Ursula, which caused some damage to the ship, but arrived safely 18 September. Twice while at Okinawa she put to sea to avoid typhoons, evading the first typhoon Jean. During the second, typhoon Louise, on 9 October, she was grounded. Success in a difficult salvage operation refloated her 26 October.

Decommissioning and disposal

Flagler was decommissioned at Okinawa 24 December 1945. She was returned to the Maritime Commission 29 March 1946 and laid up at Subic Bay. On 3 March 1948 she was sold for scrap to the Asia Development Corporation, Shanghai, China, along with 14 other vessels, for $271,000.

Notes

Citations
  1. ^ C1 Cargo Ships 2009.
  2. ^ MARAD.
  3. ^ Navsource 2013.
  4. ^ DANFS 2016.

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  • * = Canceled August 1945
  • ** = Canceled August 1945, but completed as Coastal Guide
  • † = Canceled August 1945, but completed as Coastal Crusader
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