USS Deimos (AK-78)
.jpg) Broadside view of USS Deimos (AK-78) underway off San Francisco, 26 January 1943.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
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| Namesake |
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| Ordered | as a Type EC2-S-C1 hull, MCE hull 513[1] |
| Builder | Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California |
| Cost | $1,089,087[2] |
| Yard number | 513[1] |
| Way number | 5[1] |
| Laid down | 27 November 1942 |
| Launched | 28 December 1942 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Marie Moyer |
| Acquired | 7 January 1943 |
| Commissioned | 23 January 1943 |
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| Honors and awards | 1 × battle star |
| Fate | Torpedoed by Ro-103 and scuttled, 23 June 1943 |
| General characteristics [3] | |
| Class and type | Crater-class cargo ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
| Draft | 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m) |
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| Speed | 12.5 kn (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) |
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| Complement | 210 |
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USS Deimos (AK-78) was a Crater-class cargo ship in the service of US Navy in World War II. It was the first ship of the Navy to have borne the name Deimos, after one of the moons of Mars.
Construction
[edit]Deimos was laid down 27 November 1942, as liberty ship SS Hugh McCulloch, renamed SS Chief Ouray, MCE hull 513, by Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract. Deimos was launched on 28 December 1942 and sponsored by Mrs. Marie Moyer. Deimos was transferred to the Navy on 7 January 1943, and commissioned 23 January 1943.[4]
Service history
[edit]Deimos sailed from San Francisco 27 January 1943, with cargo for Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, and Townsville, Australia. She arrived at Nouméa, New Caledonia, 23 May, to load cargo which she delivered to Guadalcanal in June. Returning to her base, she was torpedoed by the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine Ro-103[5] on 23 June, on the port side, aft. Efforts to save her failed. She was finally abandoned and sunk by gunfire by the destroyer O'Bannon (DD-450) at 11°26′S 162°01′E / 11.433°S 162.017°E.[4]
Awards
[edit]Deimos received one battle star for World War II service.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kaiser No. 1 2010.
- ^ MARCOM.
- ^ a b c DANFS 2015.
- ^ Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2017). "IJN Submarine RO-103: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
Bibliography
[edit]- "Cetus". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - "Kaiser Permanente No. 1, Richmond CA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- "USS Deimos (AK-78)". Navsource.org. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- "SS Chief Ouray". Retrieved 15 December 2017.
External links
[edit]- Photo gallery of USS Deimos (AK-78) at NavSource Naval History
- "CHIEF OURAY". United States Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
MARCOM ships built by Kaiser Shipyards, Richmond Shipyards, Richmond, California during World War II | |
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| Crater-class cargo ships Type EC2-S-C1 ships |
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| Type EC2-S-C1 ships Liberty Ships |
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| Boulder Victory-class cargo ships Type VC2-S-AP2 ships |
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| Type VC2-S-AP2 ships Victory Ships |
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| Greenville Victory-class cargo ship VC2-S-AP3 ship | |
| Norwalk-class cargo ship Type VC2-S-AP3 cargo ship |
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| Type VC2-S-AP3 cargo ships |
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| Haskell-class attack transports Type VC2-S-AP5 ships | |
| General G. O. Squier-class transport ships Type C4-S-A1 ships |
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| Marine Adder-class transport ship Type C4-S-A3 ship | |
| Type C4-S-A3 ships |
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| Type C4-S-A4 ships |
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| LST-1-class tank landing ships Type S3-M-K2 ships | |
| Achelous-class repair ships Type S2-S2-AQ1 ships | |
| Tacoma-class patrol frigates Type S2-S2-AQ1 ships | |
| Alamosa-class cargo ships Type C1-M-AV1 ships | |
| Miscellaneous Auxiliary Type C1-M-AV1 ships |
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| Type C1-M-AV1 ships |
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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in June 1943 | |
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| Shipwrecks |
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