USS Admiral R. E. Coontz (AP-122)
USS Admiral R. E. Coontz (AP-122) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 680) on 15 January 1943 at Alameda, California, by the Bethlehem Steel Corp.; launched on 22 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Edwin Kokko, daughter of Admiral Coontz; and commissioned on 21 November 1944, Capt. Montford R. Tawes, USNR, in command. Placed in reserve in New York's upper bay along with three of her sisterships by the summer of 1967, General Alexander M. Patch was transferred to the custody of the Maritime Administration on 26 May 1970 and placed in reserve in the James River.
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USS Admiral R. E. Coontz (AP-122)
USS Admiral R. E. Coontz (AP-122) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 680) on 15 January 1943 at Alameda, California, by the Bethlehem Steel Corp.; launched on 22 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Edwin Kokko, daughter of Admiral Coontz; and commissioned on 21 November 1944, Capt. Montford R. Tawes, USNR, in command. Placed in reserve in New York's upper bay along with three of her sisterships by the summer of 1967, General Alexander M. Patch was transferred to the custody of the Maritime Administration on 26 May 1970 and placed in reserve in the James River.
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USS Admiral R. E. Coontz (AP-1 ...... in reserve in the James River.
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1944-11-21
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laying down
1943-01-15
length (μ)
1.853184e+2
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ship launched
1944-04-22
status
sold for scrapping, 4 June 2001, to Esco Marine Inc.,Brownsville, Texas
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688,713,936
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Ship armament
*4 × 5"/38 caliber gun mounts
...... rlikon 20 mm cannon gun mounts
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Ship complement
*officers – 32
*enlisted – 324
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Ship namesake
Admiral Robert Coontz, US Navy
General Alexander M. Patch, US Army
Ship out of service
Ship propulsion
*turbo-electric transmission,
*twin screw
Ship renamed
USAT General Alexander M. Patch, circa April 1946
Ship sponsor
Mrs. Edwin Kokko
Ship struck
1990-08-20
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USS Admiral R. E. Coontz (AP-1 ...... in reserve in the James River.
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USS Admiral R. E. Coontz (AP-122)
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USS Admiral R. E. Coontz (AP-122)
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