USS Baham
USS Baham (AK-122/AG-71) was a auxiliary ship, converted from a Liberty Ship, commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II. She was first named after former Florida, resident Elizabeth C. Bellamy, the daughter of General William Croom, and wife of Doctor Samuel C. Bellamy. According to legend she died on her wedding night when her dress caught fire, but she actually died three years after her wedding from malaria. She was renamed and commissioned after Baham, a star in constellation Pegasus. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.
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USS Baham
USS Baham (AK-122/AG-71) was a auxiliary ship, converted from a Liberty Ship, commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II. She was first named after former Florida, resident Elizabeth C. Bellamy, the daughter of General William Croom, and wife of Doctor Samuel C. Bellamy. According to legend she died on her wedding night when her dress caught fire, but she actually died three years after her wedding from malaria. She was renamed and commissioned after Baham, a star in constellation Pegasus. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.
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USS Baham (AK-122/AG-71) was a ...... to locations in the war zone.
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date of acquirement
1943-12-31
commissioning date
1944-01-01
1944-08-18
completion date
1943-12-10
cost ($)
1392495.0
decommissioning date
1946-07-19
laying down
1943-11-10
ship launched
1943-12-21
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* Laid up in the,Pacific Reserve Fleet,Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 30 June 1947
* Laid up in the,Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet,Suisun Bay, California, 30 June 1947
Sold for scrapping, 9 June 1972, removed from fleet, 22 June 1972
Transferred toUS Navy, 31 December 1943
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Ship acquired
1943-12-31
Ship armament
*1 × /38 caliber dual purpose ...... nnons anti-aircraft gun mounts
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Ship awarded
1942-03-04
Ship builder
St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida
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1943-12-10
Ship country
United States
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Ship decommissioned
1946-07-19
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*Hull symbol: AK-122
*Hull symbol: AG-71
*Call sign: NHDP
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Ship laid down
1943-11-10
Ship launched
1943-12-21
Ship name
Baham
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Elizabeth C. Bellamy
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Ship namesake
The star Baham
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USS Baham
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Ship notes
Name did not revert when laid up in Reserve Fleet
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Ship ordered
as a type hull, MC hull 1217
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Ship original cost
1392495.0
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Ship propulsion
*1 × Vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine,
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Ship reclassified
1944-03-14
Ship sponsor
Mrs. Walter F. Rogers
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1947-05-22
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USS Baham (AK-122/AG-71) was a ...... to locations in the war zone.
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