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USNS Cardinal O'Connell (T-AKV-7)
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 USAT Cardinal O'Connell (1947 - 1949)

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Cardinal O'Connell Aircraft Transport:
  • Laid down, 11 June 1945, as SS Cardinal O'Connell, a Maritime Commission type (Z-EC2-S-C5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 3129), at New England Shipbuilding Corp., Portland, ME.
  • Launched, 31 August 1945
  • Delivered to the Maritime Commission, 28 September 1945, transferred under a General Agency Agreement to American Export Lines Inc.
  • Returned to the War Shipping Agency, 29 October 1945, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA.
  • Reactivated for charter to the US Army Transportation Service, 15 February 1947, placed in commission as USAT Cardinal O'Connell
  • Decommissioned by the US Army, circa 1949
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 1 March 1950, and placed in service with the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS Cardinal O'Connell (T-AKV-7)
  • Placed out of service, 13 January 1954
  • Transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia Group
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 11 March 1954
  • Reacquired by the US Navy, 2 September 1969, at Olympia, WA.
  • Final Disposition, scuttled 93 miles off Cape Flattery, WA.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 11,365 t.(fl)
    Length 441' 6"
    Beam 59'
    Draft 22'
    Speed 11 kts.
    Complement unknown
    Propulsion
    two 220 PSI boilers
    one three cylinder triple-expansion reciprocating engine
    single 4 blade, 18' 6" propeller, 2,500shp
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    USAT Cardinal O'Connell
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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
    Cardinal O'connell 34k
    Namesake
    William Henry O'Connell (December 8, 1859 – April 22, 1944) was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Boston from 1907 until his death He was made a cardinal in 1911.    		 Tommy Trampp
    Cardinal O'Connell 110k USAT Cardinal O'Connell enters San Francisco Bay inbound to Fort Mason, the US Army San Francisco Port of Entry, with returning American World War II dead, 12 February 1948. Tommy Trampp
    USNS Cardinal O'Connell (T-AKV-7)
    Cardinal O'Connell 15k USNSCardinal O'Connell (T-AKV-7) at anchor, date and location unknown. Gunter Krebs
    USNS Cardinal O'Connell (T-AKV-7)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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