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USS Taganak

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on 12 April. The ship entered the reserve fleet in Suisun Bay, California on 30 June 1946 but removed by the Navy on 10 October 1946 for sale and scrapping to Pillsbury and Martignoni Co., San Francisco as the ship was "in very poor condition."
518:, on 11 January 1918, and assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS). The ship was refitted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, armed with one 5-inch gun and one six-pounder, manned with a complement of 64, and got underway for 1109: 553:, on 5 May and sailed on the 18th for Boston where she received an extensive overhaul. On 17 June, she proceeded, via New York City, to Norfolk where she loaded mines and general cargo. Her 1104: 575:
to Europe—one back to the British Isles and one to France—before returning home on 6 February 1919. She was decommissioned on 5 March 1919 and returned to the Shipping Board the next day.
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with signal KDIV again owned by E. K. Wood Lumber Company. The ship was in 1947 to the Panamanian company Caribbean Land & Shipping Corporation and renamed
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for the British but requisitioned by the United States after its entry into World War I. The ship was renamed,
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of Scouting Squadron VS-57 came to the assistance of the New Zealand corvette and aided in the kill of the
535: 439:(NOTS). On return to commercial service the ship operated as a timber transport on the U.S. West Coast as 385: 298: 283: 833: 751: 709: 523: 405: 391: 304: 289: 1124: 1114: 747: 713: 484: 224: 893:"Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921, Requisitioned Steel Ships, Part II" 1030: 550: 531: 510:
The ship was acquired from the USSB by the Navy for use as a mine carrier and commissioned as
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Early in World War II, to relieve its acute shortage of cargo ships, the Navy reacquired
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Fiftieth Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States, Year ended June 30, 1918
779:. In 1954 the ship was sold to the Levant Shipping Co. of Beirut, Lebanon operating as 705: 661: 132: 892: 1093: 775:. Later in 1947 the ship was sold to Sven Dalen A/B of Stockholm, Sweden and renamed 633: 629: 572: 1059: 679: 637: 621: 476: 349: 146: 17: 1077: 723:
sailed for the South Pacific to resume shuttling inter-island cargo. She put into
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according to civilian records but acquired by the Navy and commissioned as
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and assigned the U.S. official number 215651 with signal letters LHWS.
522:, on 7 February. The ship loaded a cargo of coal there and sailed for 583:
In 1923 the ship was sold to the E. K. Wood Lumber Company, Inc., of
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and then sold within the same year to a Swedish firm to operate as
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on 23 May 1942. Following repairs, alterations, and refitting at
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arrived at San Francisco on 26 October 1945, decommissioned at
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returned to Norfolk on 18 August. She made two more trips from
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Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921
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until acquired by the Navy for operation in World War II as
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Civilian references, including U.S. registry of 1918, use
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Naval History And Heritage Command (September 25, 2015).
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until 1954. Sold to a Lebanese firm the ship operated as
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Naval History And Heritage Command (February 9, 2016).
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with a cargo of ammunition when she was attacked by a
534:, on the 27th. She then loaded coal and mines for the 712:, on 19 November; discharged her cargo, and moved to 526:, arriving on the 17th. After discharging her cargo, 783:
until scrapped in February 1961 at Piraeus, Greece.
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until scrapped at Piraeus, Greece in February 1961.
767:with the U.S. registry information of 1947 showing 807:as the name under which the ship was commissioned. 735:on 30 September and headed for the United States. 1110:World War II auxiliary ships of the United States 763:Instead of scrapping the vessel resumed the name 1105:World War I auxiliary ships of the United States 1060:NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - 451:until sold to Panamanian service to be renamed 1130:Ships built by the Toledo Shipbuilding Company 423:was a commercial cargo ship built in 1917 as 183:by the Navy in 1918, and again on 23 May 1942 8: 1008:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 962:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 864:Merchant Vessels of the United States, 1947 435:, to operate as a mine transport under the 1035:Ship History Database Vessel Status Cards 857: 855: 853: 828: 826: 824: 886: 884: 882: 803:with only Navy related references using 997: 995: 993: 991: 989: 987: 985: 983: 981: 979: 951: 949: 947: 945: 926:Bowling Green State University (2024). 820: 792: 750:, on 25 March 1946 and struck from the 682:and forced it to the surface. American 624:, in late October. Upon her arrival at 921: 919: 917: 29: 1120:Cargo ships of the United States Navy 437:Naval Overseas Transportation Service 53: 7: 1010:. Naval History And Heritage Command 964:. Naval History And Heritage Command 27:Cargo ship of the United States Navy 471:The ship was completed in 1917 by 392:3-inch/50-caliber dual-purpose gun 25: 930:. Bowling Green State University 731:ended. The old steamer departed 648:Attacked by a Japanese submarine 55: 33: 610:, the ship was commissioned as 378:World War I: 1 × single 5-inch 348:triple expansion reciprocating 759:Return to commercial operation 1: 250:Scrapped in February 1961 at 493:United States Shipping Board 1100:Ships built in Toledo, Ohio 958:"Lake Shore (Id. No. 1792)" 542:on 7 March, and arrived at 473:Toledo Shipbuilding Company 242:U.S. official number 215651 143:Toledo Shipbuilding Company 1146: 1074:at Naval Historical Center 516:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1029:Maritime Administration. 902:. ShipScribe. p. 393 614:(AG-45) on 23 July 1942. 585:San Francisco, California 491:was requisitioned by the 257: 48: 32: 688:Japanese submarine  678:attacked the enemy with 595:World War II service as 579:Post-war decommissioning 549:The steamer returned to 368:52 officers and enlisted 352:, single shaft, 1,150shp 656:was a few hours out of 520:Hampton Roads, Virginia 503:World War I service as 258:General characteristics 191:11 January 1918 as USS 557:sailed on 27 June for 719:On 11 February 1944, 710:San Pedro, California 524:Boston, Massachusetts 211:23 July 1942 as USS 891:McKellar, Norman L. 748:Vallejo, California 716:, for an overhaul. 714:Oakland, California 652:On 19 August 1943, 644:for the next year. 485:Shipping Controller 225:Vallejo, California 18:USS Taganak (AG-45) 1081:No 5 1979. 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USS Taganak (AG-45)

Taganak Island
Toledo Shipbuilding Company
Toledo, Ohio
Vallejo, California
Piraeus, Greece
cargo ship
GRT
NRT
GRT
NRT
steam engine
gun mount
6-pounder
3-inch/50-caliber dual-purpose gun
40 mm gun
20 mm gun
Naval Overseas Transportation Service
Toledo Shipbuilding Company
Toledo, Ohio
Shipping Controller
United States Shipping Board
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hampton Roads, Virginia
Boston, Massachusetts
Norfolk, Virginia
North Sea barrage
Scotland
Lamlash

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