Tolland-class attack cargo ship

The Tolland-class attack cargo ships were built by North Carolina Shipbuilding Co. in Wilmington, North Carolina during the latter stages of World War II.[1]

A typical Tolland-class attack cargo ship
Class overview
BuildersNorth Carolina Shipbuilding Company
Operators United States Navy
Built1944–1945
Completed32
General characteristics
TypeAttack cargo ship
Displacement13,910 tons full
Length459 ft 2 in (140 m)
Beam63 ft (19 m)
Draft26 ft 4 in (8 m)
Speed16.5 kn (31 km/h)
Complement375 (varies)
Armament

All these ships were built on the same standard hull design, but there were some differences from ship to ship. The armament varied, as did that of the other ships of the day. During 1944-1945, the 5"/38 was recognized as the best gun for the dual role of antiaircraft and naval gunfire support, and the 40 mm was seen as the best antiaircraft gun. The older 20 mm and .50 caliber guns had been recognized to be of limited value, and were being phased out, though they appeared on some of these ships. The 20 mm guns were later removed from all of them, but it is not clear just when this happened.

The complement varied as well, but the DANFS figures sometimes seem to confuse ship's company with embarked troops in determining a ship's complement.

Ships in Class
Hull no. Ship Keel laid Launched Commission Decomm Fate
AKA-64Tolland 22 April 194426 June 19444 September 19441 July 1946Sold into merchant service 3 October 1947

Scrapped June 1971

AKA-65Shoshone 12 May 194417 July 194424 September 194428 June 1946Sold into merchant service, 1947

Scrapped, 1971

AKA-66Southampton 26 May 194428 July 194416 September 194421 June 1946Sold into civilian service, American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines as SS Flying Clipper
AKA-67Starr 13 June 194418 August 194429 September 194431 May 1946Sold into merchant service, 3 December 1947, Sold for scrapping, 9 September 1970
AKA-68Stokes 26 June 194431 August 194412 October 19449 July 1946Sold to Oceanic Steamship Company, Scrapped in Taiwan by Kenematsu-Gosho, Ltd. 4 September 1971
AKA-69Suffolk 11 July 194415 September 194423 October 194427 June 1946Sold for commercial service, Scrapped in Taiwan, 1971
AKA-70Tate 22 July 194426 September 194425 November 194410 July 1946Sold into merchant service, scrapped October 1970
AKA-71Todd 10 August 194410 October 194430 November 194425 June 1946Sold for commercial service, scrapped 22 February 1972
AKA-72Caswell 194424 October 194413 December 194419 June 1946Sold into merchant service, 15 September 1947, Scrapped at Santander, Spain starting in August 1972
AKA-73New Hanover 31 August 194431 October 194422 December 194430 July 1946Sold into merchant service 31 June 1947, Sold for scrapping 16 October 1970
AKA-74Lenoir 7 September 19446 November 194414 December 194413 June 1946Sold into merchant service, 1 October 1947, Scrapped 1971
AKA-75Alamance 15 September 194411 November 194422 December 194425 June 1946Sold for merchant service, Scrapped 1971 in Taiwan
AKA-76Torrance 1 April 19446 June 194418 November 194420 June 1946Sold into merchant service, 15 September 1947, Scrapped at Santander, Spain starting in August 1972
AKA-77Towner 8 April 194413 June 19443 December 194410 June 1946Sold for civilian use, abandoned July 1967 as a constructive total loss & scuttled.
AKA-78Trego 14 April 194420 June 194421 December 194421 May 1946Sold for merchant service, scrapped 27 October 1969
AKA-79Trousdale 22 April 19443 July 194421 December 194429 April 1946Sold into merchant service, 1947, Sold for scrapping, 1970
AKA-80Tyrrell 6 May 1944July 19444 December 194419 April 1946Sold into merchant service, 1948
AKA-81Valencia 20 May 194422 July 19449 January 19458 May 1946Sold into merchant service, 1946, Scrapped May 1970
AKA-82Venango 6 June 19449 August 19442 January 194518 April 1946Sold into merchant service February 1947, Scrapped February 1971
AKA-83Vinton 20 June 194425 August 194423 February 194516 March 1946Sold into merchant service, 1947, Scrapped 22 November 1971
AKA-84Waukesha 3 July 19446 September 194423 February 194510 July 1946Sold into merchant service, 1947, Scrapped October 1970
AKA-85Wheatland 17 July 194421 September 19443 April 194525 April 1946Sold for merchant service, 3 April 1947, Scrapped at Taiwan, December 1973
AKA-86Woodford 17 July 19445 October 19443 March 19451 May 1946Sold into merchant service, 31 October 1947, Scrapped, 19 May 1973
AKA-87Duplin 18 August 194417 October 194415 May 194521 May 1946Sold into merchant service, 1946, Scrapped in 1971
AKA-101Ottawa 5 October 194429 November 19448 February 194510 January 1947Sold into merchant service, 1946, Lost, 1951
AKA-102Prentiss 10 October 19446 December 194411 February 194531 May 1946Sold into merchant service, 1947, Scrapped, March 1970
AKA-103Rankin 31 October 194422 December 194425 February 194521 May 1947Recommissioned 1952-1971, Sunk as a fishing & diving reef off Stuart, Florida, 24 July 1988
AKA-104Seminole 28 December 19448 March 194523 December 1970Sold for scrapping, 16 November 1977
AKA-105Skagit 21 September 194418 November 19442 May 194530 June 1949Recommissioned 1950-1969, Sold for scrap, 22 April 1974
AKA-106Union 27 September 194423 November 194425 April 19455 June 1970Sold for scrap, September 1977
AKA-107Vermilion 17 October 194412 December 194423 June 194526 August 1949Recommissioned 1950-1971, Sunk as artificial reef 24 August 1988
AKA-108Washburn 24 October 194418 December 194417 May 194516 May 1970Sold for scrap
AKA-109San Joaquin 17 August 1945Cancelled 27 August 1945

See also

References
  1. Bridgman, Jeff. "WWII U.S. NAVY COMMISSIONING PENNANT FROM THE U.S.S. CASWELL, TOLLAND-CLASS ATTACK CARGO SHIP, COMMISSIONED DEC. 13, 1944, THAT PARTICIPATED IN OKINAWA IN SUPPORT OF THE 6TH MARINES". www.jeffbridgman.com. Jeff Bridgman Antique Flags and Painted Furniture. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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