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USNS Albert M. Boe (T-AKV-6)
ex
 USAT Albert M. Boe (1947 - 1950)

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National Defense Service Medal
Albert M. Boe Class Aircraft Transport:
  • Laid down, 11 July 1945, as SS Albert M. Boe, a Maritime Commission type (Z-EC2-S-C5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 3132), at New England Shipbuilding Corp., Portland, ME.
  • Launched, 26 September 1945
  • Completed and delivered to the War Shipping Administration, 30 October 1945 for operation under a General Agency Agreement to Wessal, Duval & Co.
  • Returned to the Maritime Commission, 15 November 1946, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, N.C.
  • Withdrawn from reserve and assigned to the War Department, 17 February 1947
  • Commissioned by the US Army as USAT Albert M. Boe
  • Decommissioned by the Army and acquired by the US Navy, 1 March 1950
  • Placed in service with the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS Albert M. Boe (T-AKV-6)
  • Placed out of service, 1 December 1953
  • Transferred to the Maritime Administration, 22 January 1954, lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA. Group
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 11 March 1954
  • Sold for non-transportation use, 19 August 1964, to Zidell Explorations Inc., Portland, OR.
  • Converted to a floating cannery in February 1965, renamed SS Star of Kodiak
  • Last reported to be in use as a permanent in place fish processing plant
    Specifications:
    Displacement 7.175 t.(lt) 11,365 t.(fl)
    Length 442'
    Beam 57'
    Draft 28'
    Speed 11 kts.
    Complement 39
    Armament none
    Propulsion
    two 220 PSI boilers
    one three-cylinder triple-expansion reciprocating engine
    one 4 blade, 18' 6" propeller, Shaft Horsepower, 2,500
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    09620106    		 67k Especially designed for the transport of Tanks and Boxed Airplanes the Z-EC-S-C5 type had the same hull-form as the EC2-S-C1 type but with large hatches and heavier loading gear. Typical for this type is the arrangement of two pairs of kingposts each on the forecastle and poop contrary to the two single kingposts on the forecastle and one kingpost on the poop with the EC2-S-C1 basic design. All vessels remained under US Flag and Registry after WWII and were laid up.
    United States Maritime Commission 1936 thru 1950    		 John Spivey
    Albert M. Boe 119k Overhead view of Star of Kodiak (ex-USNS Albert M. Boe (T-AKV-6) completely land locked in downtown Kodiak, AK., where she serves as a fish processing factory and cannery for Trident Seafoods.
    Photo courtesy of Marine Exchange of Alaska.    		 Robert Hurst
    Albert M. Boe 177k Permanently embedded fish processing plant Star of Kodiak at Kodiak, AK., in 1987. Photo by Ramon Jackson
    Albert M. Boe 56k Undated photo of the permanently embedded fish processing plant Star of Kodiak at Kodiak, AK.
    Photo courtesy of Marine Exchange of Alaska.    		 Robert Hurst
    Albert M. Boe 150k Star of Kodiak in her current role as the main office of Trident Seafoods cannery, Kodiak, AK, 21 June 2011.
    Photo by James Brooks.    		 Robert Hurst
    USNS Albert M. Boe (T-AKV-6)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    MARAD Vessel History Database
    Postal Covers related to the ship
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