USNS Private Francis X. McGraw
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USNS Private Francis X. McGraw (T-AK-241) was a Boulder Victory-class cargo ship built at the end of World War II and served the war and its demilitarization as a commercial cargo vessel. From 1946 to 1950 she served the U.S. Army as a transport named USAT Private Francis X. McGraw. In 1950 she was acquired by the United States Navy and assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service. In 1974 she ended her career and was scrapped.
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USNS Pvt Francis X. McGraw (T-AK-241) loading chemical weapons at Tengan Pier, Okinawa during Operation Red Hat in September 1971. Operation Red Hat involved removing chemicals stored on Okinawa to Johnston Atoll. | |
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Namesake |
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Owner | War Shipping Administration, then 1950 U.S.Navy |
Operator | Interocean SS Co., then 1950 U.S.Navy |
Ordered | as type (VC2-S-AP2) hull, MCV hull 796 |
Builder | California Shipbuilding Corporation, Los Angeles, California |
Laid down | April 14, 1945 |
Launched | June 9, 1945 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. A. Easterbrook |
Completed | July 6, 1945 |
Acquired | by the US Army Transportation Service, 14 June 1946 |
Decommissioned | 1 March 1950 |
In service | 1 March 1950, as USNS Pvt Francis X. McGraw (T-AK-241) |
Out of service | dat unknown |
Renamed | USAT Pvt Francis X. McGraw, 31 October 1947 |
Stricken | date unknown |
Identification | Hull symbol:T-AK-241 |
Honors and awards | |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 21 August 1974, to National Unity Marine Salvage Corp. |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Boulder Victory-class cargo ship |
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Length | 455 ft (139 m) |
Beam | 62 ft (19 m) |
Draft | 29 ft 2 in (8.89 m) |
Installed power | 8,500 shp (6,300 kW) |
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Speed | 15.5 kn (17.8 mph; 28.7 km/h) |
Complement | 24 officers and enlisted |
Armament | none |
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