| 词条 | USS Poinsett (AK-205) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 释义 |
USS Poinsett (AK-205) was an {{sclass-|Alamosa|cargo ship}} acquired by the US Navy just prior to the end of World War II. She carried supplies and ammunition to the Pacific Ocean battle areas and was awarded one battle star for her operations in the Borneo area. ConstructionPoinsett was laid down under US Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2158, by Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, 6 November 1943; launched 22 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Robert L. Rote; acquired by the Navy 22 January 1945; and commissioned at Houston, Texas, 7 February 1945, Lieutenant Commander Robert M. Baughman, USNR, in command.{{sfn|DANFS|2015}} Service historyWorld War II serviceAfter shakedown off Galveston, Texas, Poinsett loaded ammunition at Theodore, Alabama, and departed for the Panama Canal 21 March. She steamed to Ulithi thence to Zamboanga, Philippine Islands, arriving 11 May.{{sfn|DANFS|2015}} After issuing ammunition there, she proceeded to Tawi Tawi, Sulu Archipelago, and joined the main forces for the invasion of Balikpapan (1 July). On 10 July she departed Borneo for Morotai and the Philippines, whence she sailed southeast to Manus. There, while loading fleet issue clothing and small stores, she received word of the war’s end.{{sfn|DANFS|2015}} Post-war decommissioningPoinsett then proceeded to Manila and Guiuan, Samar, to discharge her cargo. She departed 19 November for the Panama Canal and Norfolk, Virginia, for inactivation. Decommissioned 25 January 1946, she was returned to MARCOM, 29 January 1946, and her name was struck from the Navy List, 12 March 1946.{{sfn|DANFS|2015}} Merchant serviceOn 25 February 1947, MARCOM sold Poinsett to Bergenske Dampakibaselskab (Bergen Line), of, Norway, for $693,862. She was reflagged for Norway and her name was changed to Carina.{{sfn|Navsource|2014}}{{sfn|MARAD}} She was subsequently sold to the Government of South Korea and renamed Masan.{{sfn|DANFS|2015}} She was scrapped in 1979, in South Korea.{{sfn|Navsource|2014}} Honors and awardsPoinsett received one battle star for World War II service:{{sfn|Navsource|2014}}
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| last = | first = | url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/p/poinsett-ii.html | title = Poinsett (AK-205) | publisher = Naval History and Heritage Command | date = 24 August 2015 | accessdate = 30 November 2016 | ref = {{sfnRef|DANFS|2015}}
| url = http://shipbuildinghistory.com/merchantships/2c1cargoships.htm | title = C1 Cargo Ships | publisher = www.ShipbuildingHistory.com | date = 28 August 2009 | accessdate = 30 November 2016 | ref = {{sfnRef|C1 Cargo Ships|2009}}
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| url = https://www.marad.dot.gov/sh/ShipHistory/Detail/3916 | title = Poinsett (AK-205) | publisher = United States Department of Transportation | date= | accessdate = 30 November 2016 | ref = {{sfnRef|MARAD}}{{refend}} External links
6 : Alamosa-class cargo ships|Ships built in Wisconsin|1944 ships|World War II auxiliary ships of the United States|Ammunition ships of the United States Navy|United States Navy Arkansas-related ships |
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