USS Besboro (AG-66)
USS Besboro (AG-66) was built as Caddopeak, a United States Shipping Board (USSB) Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1049 cargo ship built by Albina Engine & Machine Works, launched 18 October 1918. From 1922 Caddopeak served several commercial shipping companies until sold in 1937 to Burns Steamship Company and renamed Lurline Burns. On 2 February 1942 the ship was delivered to the War Shipping Administration, allocated to the United States Army and operated by Burns and Alaska Steamship Company under an Army charter agreement.
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USS Besboro (AG-66)
USS Besboro (AG-66) was built as Caddopeak, a United States Shipping Board (USSB) Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1049 cargo ship built by Albina Engine & Machine Works, launched 18 October 1918. From 1922 Caddopeak served several commercial shipping companies until sold in 1937 to Burns Steamship Company and renamed Lurline Burns. On 2 February 1942 the ship was delivered to the War Shipping Administration, allocated to the United States Army and operated by Burns and Alaska Steamship Company under an Army charter agreement.
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USS Besboro (AG-66) was built ...... Panamanian registry as Shapur.
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date of acquirement
1943-06-08
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commissioning date
1943-09-22
decommissioning date
1946-05-03
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1.34112e+1
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ship launched
1918-10-18
status
sold, 23 May 1947
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18,797,893
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Ship armament
three single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts; four single 20mm AA gun mounts
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Ship completed
in 1918 as SS Caddopeak
Ship country
Ship displacement
*1,716 tons
*5,500 tons
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Ship identification
U.S. Official No.: 217293
Ship laid down
Ship namesake
Besboro, an island in Norton Sound off the coast of Alaska
Ship notes
no record of ship after 1961
Ship owner
*USSB
*Cook
*Charles Nelson ...... time Administration
*Waterman
Ship propulsion
triple expansion reciprocating steam engine, single screw, 1,470shp
Ship sponsor
Mrs. George Rogers
Ship struck
1946-10-08
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Ship type
USSB Design 1049 cargo ship
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USS Besboro (AG-66) was built ...... der an Army charter agreement.
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USS Besboro (AG-66)
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*Besboro (1943—46)
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*Caddopeak (1918—37)
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*Lurline Burns (1937—43)
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*Lurline Burns (1946—47)
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*Shapur
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