Camano-class cargo ship explained

The Camano class was a class of light cargo ships of the United States Navy. The fifteen ships of the class were originally built as Design 381 coastal freighters or Design 427 coastal freighters and were converted to light cargo ships during 1949 and 1950 after acquisition by the United States Navy.[1]

Ships in class

NameAcquiredCommissionedFate
Camano (AKL-1)16 July 194716 July 1947Unknown
Deal (AKL-2)2 March 19473 August 1947Sold 18 December 1961
Elba (AKL-3)14 March 19473 July 1947transferred to Department of the Interior 29 January 1952
Errol (AKL-4)3 April 19479 July 1947transferred to Department of the Interior 29 January 1952
Estero (AKL-5)March 19475 July 1947struck 1 February 1960
Jekyl (AKL-6)22 February 19472 May `1947Sold 18 May 1960
Metomkin (AKL-7)28 February 194716 August 1947struck 16 January 1952
Roque (AKL-8)21 February 19472 May 1947struck 29 January 1952
Ryer (AKL-9)22 February 19478 June 1947struck 1 July 1961; scrapped
Sharps (AKL-10)March 19473 August 1947struck 20 August 1971, sold to South Korean Navy as Kun San
Torry (AKL-11)22 February 19473 April 1947struck 29 January 1952
Mark (AKL-12)30 September 19472 December 1947transferred to Republic of China Navy 1971
Tingles (AKL-13)September 19472 December 1947struck 1969, renamed MV Ran-Annim, scrapped in 1982 [2]
Hewell (AKL-14)2 February 19485 June 1948struck 1 November 1959
New Bedford (AKL-17)1 July 19501 July 1950struck 4 April 1995

References

  1. Book: Polmar, Norman. Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet. Naval Institute Press. 2005-01-01. en.
  2. http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/49/49144.htm USS Tingles (AKL-13)

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