USNS Marine Adder (T-AP-193)
USNS Marine Adder (T-AP–193) was a troop ship for the United States Navy in the 1950s. She was built in 1945 for the United States Maritime Commission as SS Marine Adder, a Type C4-S-A3 troop ship, by the Kaiser Company during World War II. In 1950, the ship was transferred to the Military Sea Transport Service of the U.S. Navy as a United States Naval Ship staffed by a civilian crew. After ending her naval service in 1957, she entered the National Defense Reserve Fleet, but was sold for commercial use in 1967. Renamed SS Transcolorado, she was chartered by the Military Sealift Command as a civilian cargo ship designated T-AK-2005.
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USNS Marine Adder (T-AP-193)
USNS Marine Adder (T-AP–193) was a troop ship for the United States Navy in the 1950s. She was built in 1945 for the United States Maritime Commission as SS Marine Adder, a Type C4-S-A3 troop ship, by the Kaiser Company during World War II. In 1950, the ship was transferred to the Military Sea Transport Service of the U.S. Navy as a United States Naval Ship staffed by a civilian crew. After ending her naval service in 1957, she entered the National Defense Reserve Fleet, but was sold for commercial use in 1967. Renamed SS Transcolorado, she was chartered by the Military Sealift Command as a civilian cargo ship designated T-AK-2005.
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date of acquirement
1950-07-24
1967-08-04
active years end date
1957-06-08
completion date
1945-10-05
laying down
1945-03-07
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2.19456e+1
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ship launched
1945-05-16
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laid up in NDRF, June 1957
laid up inNDRF, 1947
scrapped, May 1988
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Ship acquired
1950-07-24
1967-08-04
Ship builder
*Kaiser Company
*Richmond, California
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Ship completed
1945-10-05
Ship country
United States
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Ship fate
laid up in NDRF, 1947
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laid up in NDRF, June 1957
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scrapped, May 1988
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Ship identification
*U.S. O/N: 248806
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Ship laid down
1945-03-07
Ship launched
1945-05-16
Ship name
SS Marine Adder
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SS Transcolorado
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USNS Marine Adder
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Ship out of service
Ship reclassified
T-AK-2005, as chartered vessel for MSC, 1968
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Ship refit
converted to cargo ship, 1967–68
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Ship registry
Portland, Oregon
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Ship sponsor
Mrs. L. Jorstad
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SS Marine Adder
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SS Transcolorado
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USNS Marine Adder (T-AP-193)
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