USS Tarrant

History
United States
NameTarrant
NamesakeTarrant County, Texas
Orderedas type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2168[1]
BuilderLeathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Yard number334[1]
Laid down4 December 1944
Launched25 February 1945
Sponsored byMiss Agnes Larson
Commissioned18 September 1945
Decommissioned21 November 1945
Stricken5 December 1945
Identification
Fate
  • Sold, 15 March 1947, to Brazieiro Patrisonio Nacional
  • Scrapped 1969
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

USS Tarrant (AK-214) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship that was constructed for the US Navy during the closing period of World War II. She was commissioned; however, the war ended and she was returned to the War Shipping Administration in November 1945 for disposal.

Construction

Tarrant was laid down under US Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2168, on 4 December 1944, by the Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; launched on 25 February 1945; sponsored by Miss Agnes Larson; and commissioned on 18 September 1945.

Tarrant and her U.S. Coast Guard crew reported to the Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, on 24 September as available for her shakedown cruise. However, since World War II had ended, she was ordered to report to the commandant, 8th Naval District for disposal.[3]

Service history

Tarrant and her Coast Guard crew reported to the Commander in Chief, US Atlantic Fleet, on 24 September as available for her shakedown cruise. However, since World War II had ended, she was ordered to report to the commandant, 8th Naval District for disposal.[3]

Tarrant reported on 30 September and was decommissioned and returned to the War Shipping Administration (WSA) on 21 November. Tarrant was struck from the Navy list on 6 December 1945.[3]

Merchant service

She was sold to Brazieiro Patrisonio Nacional, 15 March 1947.[2] She was later scrapped in 1969.[1]

Notes

Citations
  1. ^ a b c d C1 Cargo Ships 2009.
  2. ^ a b Navsource 2013.
  3. ^ a b c DANFS.

Bibliography

Online resources

  • "Tarrant". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 7 December 2016.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • "C1 Cargo Ships". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  • "USS Tarrant (AK-214)". Navsource.org. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2016.