USS Clarion (AK-172)

USS Clarion (AK-172) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.

History
United States
Name: Clarion
Namesake: Clarion County, Pennsylvania
Ordered: as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2145[1]
Builder: Froemming Brothers, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Yard number: 17[1]
Laid down: 1944
Launched: 22 October 1944
Sponsored by: Miss V. L. Huebner
Acquired: 10 May 1945
Commissioned: 27 May 1945
Decommissioned: 13 May 1946
Stricken: 21 May 1946
Identification:
Fate: Sold to Norway, 7 March 1947, for $693,862.00
History
Norway
Name: Livdal
Acquired: 7 March 1947
Fate: Wrecked off Peru, 26 April 1970
General characteristics [2]
Class and type: Alamosa-class cargo ship
Type: C1-M-AV1
Tonnage: 5,032 long tons deadweight (DWT)[1]
Displacement:
  • 2,382 long tons (2,420 t) (standard)
  • 7,450 long tons (7,570 t) (full load)
Length: 388 ft 8 in (118.47 m)
Beam: 50 ft (15 m)
Draft: 21 ft 1 in (6.43 m)
Installed power:
Propulsion: 1 × propeller
Speed: 11.5 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:

Construction

Clarion was launched 22 October 1944, by Froemming Brothers, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2145; acquired by the Navy 10 May 1945; and commissioned 27 May 1945.[3]

Service history

World War II Pacific Theatre operations

After loading cargo at Gulf of Mexico ports, Clarion sailed for Pearl Harbor, which she reached 21 July 1945. Three days later she got underway for San Francisco, California, to load cargo for Manila, where she arrived 1 October. Carrying cargo to support occupation activities, she called at Jinsen, Korea, and Tsingtao, Taku, and Shanghai, China, before sailing for the U.S. East Coast from Tsingtao 21 January 1946.[3]

Post-war decommissioning

She reached Norfolk 11 March, and was decommissioned at Baltimore, Maryland, 13 May 1946. On 18 May 1946 she was transferred to the War Shipping Administration.[3]

Merchant service

Clarion was removed by Dichman, Wright and Pugh, 25 February 1947, from the Reserve Fleet, under a GAA contract. It was sold to Norway, 7 March 1947, for $693,862. She was reflagged for Norway and renamed Livdal, or Løvdal.[4] She wrecked off of the coast of Peru, 26 April 1970.[2]

Notes
    Citations
    1. C1 Cargo Ships 2009.
    2. Navsource 2014.
    3. DANFS 2015.
    4. MARAD.

    Bibliography

    Online resources

    • "Clarion (AK-172)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2016. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
    • "C1 Cargo Ships". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
    • "USS Clarion (AK-172)". Navsource.org. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
    • "Clarion". United States Department of Transportation. Retrieved 15 November 2016.


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