USS Leyden (IX-167), was an auxiliary transport ship of the United States Navy during World War II. She was built as the Northland by Harlan & Hollingsworth Corp., Wilmington, Delaware, in 1911.

History
United States
NameUSS Leyden
BuilderHarlan and Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware
Launched1911
Acquired22 May 1944
Commissioned22 May 1944
Decommissioned23 July 1945
FateSold into commercial service, 7 November 1946
General characteristics
Displacement2,500 long tons (2,540 t)
Length291 ft 2 in (88.75 m)
Beam51 ft (16 m)
Draft18 ft (5.5 m)
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)

Service history

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During the first part of World War II, she operated as a transport with the British Royal Navy. She was assigned the name Leyden (IX-167) on 18 May 1944, acquired by the US Navy and commissioned on 22 May 1944.

From her commissioning until July 1945, Leyden operated as a naval auxiliary in British staging areas and French ports during the final European campaigns of World War II.

Leyden was decommissioned at Falmouth, England, on 23 July 1945 for return to the War Shipping Administration (WSA), and was sold to the Fu Chung International Corp., on 7 November 1946. She was renamed Hung Chong.

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