USS Codington (AK-173) 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.

History
United States
NameCodington
NamesakeCodington County, South Dakota
Operator
Orderedas type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2146[1]
BuilderFroemming Brothers, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Yard number18[1]
Laid down1944
Launched29 November 1944
Sponsored byMrs. W. P. Plehl
Commissioned23 July 1945
Decommissioned27 February 1946
Stricken5 June 1946
Identification
FateSold to a South Korean buyer, 27 May 1956
History
South Korea
NamePohang
NamesakeCity of Pohang, South Korea
Acquired27 May 1956
FateScrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, January 1974
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeAlamosa-class cargo ship
TypeC1-M-AV1
Tonnage5,032 long tons deadweight (DWT)[1]
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 m3) (refrigerated)
  • 227,730 cu ft (6,449 m3) (non-refrigerated)
Complement
  • 15 Officers
  • 70 Enlisted
Armament

Construction

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Codington was launched 29 November 1944, by Froemming Brothers, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2145; sponsored by Mrs. W. P. Plehl; and commissioned at Galveston, Texas, 23 July 1945.[3]

Service history

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World War II Pacific Theatre operations

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Codington departed Galveston 11 August 1945 for Leyte, arriving 11 October. She assumed cargo operations in the Philippines, with one voyage to New Guinea, 1 – 27 December, until 30 January 1946, when she sailed from Subic Bay for Yokosuka.[3]

Post-war decommissioning

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Codington was decommissioned at Tokyo 27 February 1946, and transferred to the War Shipping Administration for disposal.[3]

Merchant service

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Codington was leased by Coastwise Line for Military Sea Transportation Service, 7 May 1956, then sold to a South Korean buyer, 27 May 1956, for $693,862. She was renamed Pohang, for the South Korean city of Pohang, and reflagged South Korean.[2]

On 11 November 1972, while discharging her cargo at Phnom Penh, Cambodia, she was damaged by a mine. She was able to proceed to Singapore, for dry docking. She was finally scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, January 1974.[2]

Notes

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Citations

Bibliography

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Online resources

  • "Codington". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 15 November 2016.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • "C1 Cargo Ships". ShipbuildingHistory.com. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  • "Codington (AK-173)". Navsource.org. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  • "Clarion". United States Department of Transportation. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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