USS Pontotoc
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USS Pontotoc (AK-206/AG-94/AVS-7) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship acquired by the US Navy shortly before the end of World War II. She was converted into a Gwinnett-class aviation stores issue ship to carry aviation parts and spares, and to issue them to the US Pacific Fleet and activities as needed.
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USS Pontotoc (AVS-7) | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Pontotoc |
Namesake | |
Ordered | as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2160[1] |
Builder | Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
Yard number | 326[1] |
Laid down | 15 January 1944 |
Launched | 2 July 1944 |
Commissioned | 22 March 1945 |
Decommissioned | 26 April 1946 |
Reclassified |
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Refit | prior to 22 March 1945, converted to Gwinnett-class Aviation Stores Issue Ship |
Stricken | 8 May 1946 |
Identification |
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Fate | Sold to France, 14 August 1947 |
Republic of France | |
Name | Taurus |
Operator | Messageries Maritimes |
Acquired | 14 August 1947 |
Fate | reflagged to Morocco, 1960 |
Morocco | |
Name | Tadjera |
Acquired | 1960 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1968[1] |
General characteristics [2] | |
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Type | C1-M-AV1 |
Tonnage | 5,010 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) |
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Propulsion | 1 × propeller |
Speed | 11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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