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!colspan="2" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy;"| General Characteristics | !colspan="2" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy;"| General Characteristics | ||
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|Builder: | |||
| [[Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc.]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Hull type: | |Hull type: | ||
| S4-SE2-BE1 | | S4-SE2-BE1 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Displacement: | |[[Ship measurements|Displacement]]: | ||
| 4,087 tons | | 4,087 tons light, 7,080 tons loaded | ||
|- | |||
|[[Ship measurements|Length]]: | |||
| 426 ft (129.8 m) | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Ship measurements|Beam]]: | ||
| | | 58 ft (17.7 m) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Ship measurements|Draft]]: | ||
| | | 16 ft (4.9 m) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Ship propulsion|Propulsion]]: | ||
| | | Steam turbo-electric drive; two boilers, two propellers, <br/>6,000 [[Ship measurements|shp]] (4.5 MW) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Speed: | |Speed: | ||
| 16.9 [[knot (speed)|knots]] | | 16.9 [[knot (speed)|knots]] (31.3 km/h) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Complement: | |[[Ship measurements|Complement]]: | ||
| | | 321 (20 officers, 301 men), plus 255 embarked troops | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Armament: | |Armament: | ||
| 1 × [[5"/38 caliber gun|5"/38 caliber | | 1 × [[5" /38 caliber gun|5"/38 caliber DP gun]], <br/> 4 × [[40mm/56 caliber gun|twin 40 mm AA guns]], <br/>16 × [[20mm Oerlikon (autocannon)|20 mm AA guns]] | ||
|- | |||
|Boats: | |||
| 14 [[LCVP]], <br/>8 [[LCM]] | |||
|} | |} | ||
'''USS ''Sappho'' (AKA-38)''' was an ''Artemis'' class [[attack cargo ship]] named for the minor planet | |||
'''USS ''Sappho'' (AKA-38)''' was an ''Artemis'' class [[attack cargo ship]] named for the minor planet [[80 Sappho]], which in turn was named for the Greek poet [[Sappho]]. USS ''Sappho'' served as a commissioned ship for 12 months. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
''Sappho'' (AKA-38) was laid down on [[12 December]] | ''Sappho'' (AKA-38) was laid down on [[12 December]] 1944 under [[Maritime Commission]] contract (MC hull 1899) by the [[Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc.]], [[Providence, R.I.]]; launched on [[3 March]] 1945; sponsored by Mrs. J. G. Stone; and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on [[24 April]] 1945, LCDR M. A. Beach in command. | ||
After shakedown, ''Sappho'' sailed on [[28 May]] | After shakedown, ''Sappho'' sailed on [[28 May]] 1945 from [[Naval Station Norfolk|Norfolk]], with cargo and personnel for [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]], where she arrived on [[18 June]]. On [[29 June]], she got underway for [[Palmyra Atoll]] and [[Fanning Island]], returning to Honolulu on [[11 July]]. The ship began amphibious training off [[Maui]] Island on [[4 August]] but terminated the exercises shortly after the [[Surrender of Japan|Japanese capitulation]] in mid-August. On [[1 September]], she departed [[Pearl Harbor]] with [[Occupied Japan|occupation troops]] for Japan, arriving at [[U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo|Sasebo]] on [[22 September]]. She then made a trip to [[Manila]], returning to Sasebo on [[20 October]] where she reported for "Magic Carpet" duty. ''Sappho'' made two voyages carrying troops home; one from Sasebo, Japan, and one from [[Shanghai]], China, before she was released from "Magic Carpet" duty at [[Seattle]] on [[10 January]] 1946. | ||
''Sappho'' was decommissioned on [[23 May]] | ''Sappho'' was decommissioned on [[23 May]] 1946 at Seattle, struck from the Navy list on [[15 October]] 1946, and delivered to the Maritime Commission's [[National Defense Reserve Fleet|reserve fleet]] at [[Olympia, Washington]], on 13 January 1947. She was sold by the Maritime Administration on 7 September 1965 to Zidell Explorations, Inc., for scrapping. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/index.html Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships] (Primary source for this article) | *[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/index.html Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships] (Primary source for this article) | ||
Latest revision as of 17:14, 7 March 2024
 Artemis-class AKA, similar to USS Sappho | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | 12 December 1944 |
| Launched: | 3 March 1945 |
| Commissioned: | 24 April 1945 |
| Decommissioned: | 23 May 1946 |
| Struck: | 15 October 1946 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap in 1965 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Builder: | Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc. |
| Hull type: | S4-SE2-BE1 |
| Displacement: | 4,087 tons light, 7,080 tons loaded |
| Length: | 426 ft (129.8 m) |
| Beam: | 58 ft (17.7 m) |
| Draft: | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Propulsion: | Steam turbo-electric drive; two boilers, two propellers, 6,000 shp (4.5 MW) |
| Speed: | 16.9 knots (31.3 km/h) |
| Complement: | 321 (20 officers, 301 men), plus 255 embarked troops |
| Armament: | 1 × 5"/38 caliber DP gun, 4 × twin 40 mm AA guns, 16 × 20 mm AA guns |
| Boats: | 14 LCVP, 8 LCM |
USS Sappho (AKA-38) was an Artemis class attack cargo ship named for the minor planet 80 Sappho, which in turn was named for the Greek poet Sappho. USS Sappho served as a commissioned ship for 12 months.
History
Sappho (AKA-38) was laid down on 12 December 1944 under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1899) by the Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc., Providence, R.I.; launched on 3 March 1945; sponsored by Mrs. J. G. Stone; and commissioned on 24 April 1945, LCDR M. A. Beach in command.
After shakedown, Sappho sailed on 28 May 1945 from Norfolk, with cargo and personnel for Honolulu, where she arrived on 18 June. On 29 June, she got underway for Palmyra Atoll and Fanning Island, returning to Honolulu on 11 July. The ship began amphibious training off Maui Island on 4 August but terminated the exercises shortly after the Japanese capitulation in mid-August. On 1 September, she departed Pearl Harbor with occupation troops for Japan, arriving at Sasebo on 22 September. She then made a trip to Manila, returning to Sasebo on 20 October where she reported for "Magic Carpet" duty. Sappho made two voyages carrying troops home; one from Sasebo, Japan, and one from Shanghai, China, before she was released from "Magic Carpet" duty at Seattle on 10 January 1946.
Sappho was decommissioned on 23 May 1946 at Seattle, struck from the Navy list on 15 October 1946, and delivered to the Maritime Commission's reserve fleet at Olympia, Washington, on 13 January 1947. She was sold by the Maritime Administration on 7 September 1965 to Zidell Explorations, Inc., for scrapping.
References
- Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (Primary source for this article)