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'''USS ''Lenoir'' (AKA-74)''' was a ''Tolland'' class [[attack cargo ship]] named after [[Lenoir County, North Carolina]] and the distant [[Lenoir, North Carolina|City of Lenoir, North Carolina]], which are both named for the patriot [[William Lenoir]]. Like all AKAs, ''Lenoir'' was designed to carry military cargo and [[landing craft]], and to use the latter to land weapons, supplies, and [[Marine (armed services)|Marines]] on enemy shores during [[Amphibious warfare|amphibious operations]]. She served as a commissioned ship for 17 months, receiving one [[battle star]] for [[World War II]] service. | '''USS ''Lenoir'' (AKA-74)''' was a ''Tolland'' class [[attack cargo ship]] named after [[Lenoir County, North Carolina]] and the distant [[Lenoir, North Carolina|City of Lenoir, North Carolina]], which are both named for the patriot [[William Lenoir]]. Like all AKAs, ''Lenoir'' was designed to carry military cargo and [[landing craft]], and to use the latter to land weapons, supplies, and [[Marine (armed services)|Marines]] on enemy shores during [[Amphibious warfare|amphibious operations]]. She served as a commissioned ship for 17 months, receiving one [[battle star]] for [[World War II]] service. | ||
==History== | ===History=== | ||
''Lenoir'' was laid down by [[North Carolina Shipbuilding Co.]], [[Wilmington, North Carolina]], [[7 September]] [[1944]]; launched under [[Maritime Commission]] contract [[6 November]] [[1944]]; sponsored by Mrs. John M. Kerr; acquired and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] [[14 December]] [[1944]], LCDR Marcus L. Whitford in command. | ''Lenoir'' was laid down by [[North Carolina Shipbuilding Co.]], [[Wilmington, North Carolina]], [[7 September]] [[1944]]; launched under [[Maritime Commission]] contract [[6 November]] [[1944]]; sponsored by Mrs. John M. Kerr; acquired and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] [[14 December]] [[1944]], LCDR Marcus L. Whitford in command. | ||
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The ship returned to Pearl Harbor [[25 August]] to embark men of the Army [[6th Infantry Division (United States|6th Division]] for [[Japan]], arriving there [[22 October]]. She departed [[4 November]] for [[Portland, Oregon]], arriving the 18th. The ship next sailed from [[Alameda, California]], for [[Tsingtao, China]], and [[Jinsen, Korea]], on a "Magic Carpet" voyage. She returned to [[San Francisco]] [[11 March]] [[1946]], sailed on to [[Naval Station Norfolk|Norfolk]], and was decommissioned there [[13 June]] [[1946]]. Returned to the Maritime Commission [[14 June]] [[1946]], she was sold in 1947 to Lykes Bros. SS Co., Inc., and operated out of [[Tampa, Florida]], as ''Margaret Lykes''. Resold the same year to the Gulf & South American SS Co., she was renamed ''Gulf Merchant''. | The ship returned to Pearl Harbor [[25 August]] to embark men of the Army [[6th Infantry Division (United States|6th Division]] for [[Japan]], arriving there [[22 October]]. She departed [[4 November]] for [[Portland, Oregon]], arriving the 18th. The ship next sailed from [[Alameda, California]], for [[Tsingtao, China]], and [[Jinsen, Korea]], on a "Magic Carpet" voyage. She returned to [[San Francisco]] [[11 March]] [[1946]], sailed on to [[Naval Station Norfolk|Norfolk]], and was decommissioned there [[13 June]] [[1946]]. Returned to the Maritime Commission [[14 June]] [[1946]], she was sold in 1947 to Lykes Bros. SS Co., Inc., and operated out of [[Tampa, Florida]], as ''Margaret Lykes''. Resold the same year to the Gulf & South American SS Co., she was renamed ''Gulf Merchant''. | ||
==References== | ===References=== | ||
*[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/index.html Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships] (Primary source for this article) | *[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/index.html Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships] (Primary source for this article) | ||
==External links== | ===External links=== | ||
*[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l5/lenoir-i.htm Naval Historical Center: USS ''Lenoir'' I] | *[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l5/lenoir-i.htm Naval Historical Center: USS ''Lenoir'' I] | ||
*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/02074.htm NavSource Online: AKA-74 ''Lenoir''] | *[http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/02074.htm NavSource Online: AKA-74 ''Lenoir''] | ||
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 USS Lenoir (AKA-74) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | 7 September 1944 |
| Launched: | 6 November 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 14 December 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 13 June 1946 |
| Fate: | Merchant service |
| General Characteristics | |
| Hull Type: | C2-S-AJ3 |
| Displacement: | 13,910 tons full |
| Length: | 459 ft 2 in (140 m) |
| Beam: | 63 ft (19.2 m) |
| Draft: | 26 ft 4 in (8.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | GE geared turbine drive, single propeller, 6,000 shp (4.5 MW) |
| Speed: | 16.5 knots (31 km/h) |
| Boats: | 14 LCVP, 8 LCM |
| Cargo Capacity: | 380,000 ft3 (11.000 m³), 5,275 tons |
| Range: | 17,000 miles |
| Complement: | 247 |
| Armament: | 1 × 5"/38 caliber dual purpose gun mount, 4 × twin 40 mm gun mounts, 16 × 20 mm gun mounts |
USS Lenoir (AKA-74) was a Tolland class attack cargo ship named after Lenoir County, North Carolina and the distant City of Lenoir, North Carolina, which are both named for the patriot William Lenoir. Like all AKAs, Lenoir was designed to carry military cargo and landing craft, and to use the latter to land weapons, supplies, and Marines on enemy shores during amphibious operations. She served as a commissioned ship for 17 months, receiving one battle star for World War II service.
History
Lenoir was laid down by North Carolina Shipbuilding Co., Wilmington, North Carolina, 7 September 1944; launched under Maritime Commission contract 6 November 1944; sponsored by Mrs. John M. Kerr; acquired and commissioned 14 December 1944, LCDR Marcus L. Whitford in command.
Lenoir departed Norfolk 21 January 1945 and arrived Pearl Harbor 20 February. After touching Eniwetok 22 March to 25 March, she sailed from Ulithi 13 April for the Okinawa landings, arriving off Hagushi beach 17 April. Within 72 hours she had discharged her cargo; though coming under air attack, she sustained no battle damage. She then voyaged to Saipan, Guadalcanal, and Guam, and arrived San Francisco 10 July.
The ship returned to Pearl Harbor 25 August to embark men of the Army 6th Division for Japan, arriving there 22 October. She departed 4 November for Portland, Oregon, arriving the 18th. The ship next sailed from Alameda, California, for Tsingtao, China, and Jinsen, Korea, on a "Magic Carpet" voyage. She returned to San Francisco 11 March 1946, sailed on to Norfolk, and was decommissioned there 13 June 1946. Returned to the Maritime Commission 14 June 1946, she was sold in 1947 to Lykes Bros. SS Co., Inc., and operated out of Tampa, Florida, as Margaret Lykes. Resold the same year to the Gulf & South American SS Co., she was renamed Gulf Merchant.
References
- Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (Primary source for this article)