USS Sussex (AK-213)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Sussex.
USS Sussex (AK-213) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship that was constructed for the US Navy during the closing period of World War II. She was retained by the Navy for post-war service, including that in the Korean War theatre where she earned three battle stars and then returned home for deactivation.
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USS Sussex (AK-213) underway, location unknown, 27 March 1953. | |
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Name | Sussex |
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Ordered | as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2167[1] |
Builder | Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
Yard number | 333[1] |
Laid down | 3 October 1944 |
Launched | 3 February 1945 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Carl O. Rydhelm |
Acquired | July 1945 |
Commissioned | unknown |
Decommissioned | 23 May 1946 |
Acquired | 27 February 1947 |
Commissioned | 27 May 1947 |
Decommissioned | 5 December 1959 |
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Honors and awards | 3 × battle stars during the Korean War |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 27 July 1960 |
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Class and type | Alamosa-class cargo ship |
Type | C1-M-AV1 |
Tonnage | 5,032 long tons deadweight (DWT)[1] |
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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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