Alamosa Class Cargo Ships - USS Beltrami, USS Alcona, USS Grainger, USS Pembina, USS Herkimer, USS Hennepin, USS Blount, USS Sussex, USS Brevard (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: USS Beltrami, USS Alcona, USS Grainger, USS Pembina, USS Herkimer, USS Hennepin, USS Blount, USS Sussex, USS Brevard, USNS Coastal Crusader, USS Muskingum, USS Faribault, USS Muscatine, USS Gadsden, USNS Coastal Sentry, USNS Sgt. Curtis F. Shoup, USNS Private Frank J. Petrarca, USNS Short Splice, USNS Sgt. George Peterson, USS Bullock, USS Richland, USS Fairfield, USS Rockdale, USS Glacier, USS Schuyler, USS Autauga, USNS Captain Arlo L. Olson, USS Pontotoc, USS Gwinnett, USNS Private John F. Thorson, USS Fentress, USS Beaverhead, USNS Colonel William J. O'Brien, USS Poinsett, USS Screven, USS Kenosha, USS Amador, USS Hidalgo, USS Midland, USS Flagler, USS Pemiscot, USS Sebastian, USS Antrim, USS Tarrant, USS Chicot, USS Tipton, USS Marengo, USS Chatham, USS Lehigh, USS Charlevoix, USS Caledonia, USS Nicollet, USS Lancaster, USS Alamosa, USS Minidoka, USS Pipestone, USS Pinellas, USS Pitkin, USS Cabell, USS Clarion, USS Craighead, USS Claiborne, USS Colquitt, USS Lebanon, USS Codington, USS Habersham. Excerpt: USS Beltrami (AK-162) 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. Beltrami (AK-162) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2107) on 18 July 1944 by Kaiser Cargo, at Richmond, California; launched on 26 September 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Marvin A. Thrash; and acquired by the Navy and commissioned on 4 January 1945, Lt. Gerald W. Rahill, USNR, in command. After fitting out at San Francisco, California, Beltrami got underway on 21 January for shakedown operations out of San Pedro, California. There, her crew members practiced loading and unloading cargo and familiarized themselves with the cargo ship's diesel engines. On 8 February, she loaded frozen food ...