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USS Codington

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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

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.

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.Public Domain 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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