USS Pinellas

USS Pinellas (AK-202) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship that was constructed for the U.S. Navy during the closing period of World War II. By the time she was scheduled for commissioning, the war's end caused her to be declared "excess to needs" and she was returned to the U.S. Government and struck by the Navy.

History
United States
Name
  • Coastal Stevedore (1944–1945, 1945–)
  • Pinellas (1945)
NamesakePinellas County, Florida
Orderedas type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2156[1]
BuilderGlobe Shipbuilding Co., Superior, Wisconsin
Yard number123[1]
Launched22 December 1944
Completed3 December 1945
Acquired3 March 1945
CommissionedReturned to the US Maritime Commission (MARCOM) prior to commissioning
Identification
FateReturned to MARCOM, 3 December 1945
United States
NameCoastal Stevedore
OwnerMARCOM
Operator
Acquired3 December 1945
In service3 December 1945
Out of service2 December 1947
FateSold, 13 January 1948
CubaCuba
NameCoastal Stevedor
Acquired1 January 1948
IdentificationIMO number: 5033909
FateScrapped, 1980[2]
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

Construction

Pinellas was laid down under Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2156, by Globe Shipbuilding Co., Superior, Wisconsin. She was transferred to the Navy in March 1945. Pinellas was scheduled for commissioning. However, because of the Allied victory in the Pacific Ocean theatre of operations, her commissioning was cancelled.[2]

Merchant service

Pinellas was ordered returned to the US Maritime Commission for disposal. Her name subsequently reverted Coastal Stevedore.[3] Merchant Service A. H. Bull Steamship Company starting 3 December 1945, at New Orleans. Operated under a charter to Bull Insular Lines starting 5 July 1946. Operated by A. L. Burbank & Company, starting 12 February 1947, at New York. Coastal Stevedor was old to the government of Cuba.[2][3] On 1 January 1948, she was sold to Cuba.[3] She was scrapped in 1980.[2]

Notes
    Citations
    1. C1 Cargo Ships 2009.
    2. Navsource 2011.
    3. MARAD.

    Bibliography

    Online resources

    • "C1 Cargo Ships". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
    • "USS Pinellas (AK-202)". Navsource.org. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
    • "Coastal Competitor". United States Department of Transportation. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
    • Photo gallery of USS Pinellas (AK-202) at NavSource Naval History
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