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USS Brevard (AK-164)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Echo - Golf - Echo
NEGE

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

Alamosa Class Cargo Ship:

Laid down, 2 September 1944, as Maritime Commission type (C1-M-AV1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2109) at Kaiser Cargo Inc., Richmond, CA.

Launched, 18 November 1944

Delivered the US Navy and commissioned USS Brevard (AK-164), 19 February 1945, Lt. Paul J. Wild, USNR, in command

During World War II USS Brevard was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater

Following World War II USS Brevard was assigned to China service from 25 October 1945 to 30 January 1946

USS Brevard (AK-164) holds the Guinness Book of Records for "Most People Rescued at Sea (Civilian)" - On 22

January 1946 the crew of Brevard, commanded by LT. John L. Elliott, rescued 4,296 Japanese civilians whose ship,

Enoshima Maru was sinking after hitting a mine off

Shanghai, China, See Brevard - Newspaper Article and Photos

Decommissioned, and returned to the Maritime Commission, 3 July 1946, at Olympia, WA.

Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 5 July 1946, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA.

Struck from the Naval Register, 8 October 1946

Merchant Service

Sold by the Maritime Commission, 17 March 1947, Netherlands owner, for $693,826.00, renamed MV Zeehond

Resold in 1948 to Koninglijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mj., Amsterdam, renamed MV Hestia

Resold in 1962 to Saudi Arabian owners, renamed MV Leila B

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping at Tienstsin, China in August 1970

Specifications:
Displacement 2,382 t.(lt) 7,450 t.(fl)
Length 338' 6"
Beam 50'
Draft 29' 2" (limiting)
Speed 11.5 kts.

Complement

Officers 15

Enlisted 70

Largest Boom Capacity 30 t.

Cargo Capacity 3,945 DWT

non-refrigerated 227,730 Cu ft

refrigerated 9,830 Cu ft

Armament

one single 3"/50 cal dual purpose gun mount

six single 20mm AA gun mounts

Fuel Capacity Diesel 6,300 Bbls

Propulsion

one Nordberg Diesel TSM6 engine

two Diesel-drive 250Kw 120V/240V D.C. Ship's Service Generators

single propeller, 1,750shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
USS Brevard (AK-164)
	36k	*USS Brevard* (AK-164)** at anchor in the stream on the Whangpoo River at Shanghai, China, 27 October 1945.	Jesse Bradford for his Father LTjg J. L. Bradford USS Brevard and LCT-659
Merchant Service
	75k	Ex-*USS Brevard* (AK-164)** in merchant service as the Netherlands flagged MV Zeehond	Gerhard Mueller-Debus
	456k	Ex-*USS Brevard* (AK-164)** Dutch flagged, in merchant service as the Koninklikje Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mj's MV Hestia underway, date and location unknown. While under the Dutch flag MV Hestia operated in the Netherlands - Caribbean trade for 15 consecutive years, sometimes transiting the Panama Canal, ongoing to Peruvian ports. ©Skyphotos.	Gerhard Mueller-Debus
	65k	Ex-*USS Brevard* (AK-164)** in merchant service as the Saudi Arabian flagged MV Leila B	Gerhard Mueller-Debus

USS Brevard (AK-164)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Wild, Paul James, USNR	19 February 1945 - 4 December 1945
02	LT. Elliott, John, Lewis Oliver, USN	4 December 1945 - 3 July 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
USS Brevard (AK-164) War Diary April to December 1945 and History

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