On 1 October, Appanoose proceeded to the Chesapeake Bay for shakedown. After loading cargo at Davisville, Rhode Island, the ship got underway for the Philippine Islands. Appanoose transited the Panama Canal; made intermediate stops at Eniwetok and Ulithi; and anchored at Tacloban, Leyte Island, on 21 December. Three days later, the ship moved to Samar to begin assembling pontoons. Despite enemy torpedo attacks, she successfully completed the task and withdrew to Tacloban on 21 January 1945.
Appanoose sailed on 23 January, bound for the west coast. After a brief stop at Manus, the ship continued on to the California coast and arrived at San Pedro, Los Angeles on 23 February. Appanoose departed the west coast on 9 March and sailed for the Ryukyus.
After stops at Eniwetok and Ulithi, Appanoose reached Okinawa on 28 April and began discharging her cargo at Buckner Bay on 3 May. During the three months Appanoose was stationed at Okinawa, she endured numerous Japanese air attacks. The ship claimed to have downed one Japanese plane and assisted in downing four more.
On 5 August, Appanoose departed the Okinawa area and sailed in a convoy to Saipan, her first port of call on a voyage that took her by way of Pearl Harbor, to San Francisco, California. Appanoose made San Francisco on 5 September and, shortly thereafter, began a period of drydocking and availability.
Appanoose was decommissioned there on 26 November 1945 and turned over to the War Shipping Administration. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 5 December 1945.
Appanoose earned one battle star for her World War II service
Civilian service
sold to Fordom Trading Co, N.Y., November 1947, for Cia de Operaciones Maritimas SA, Panama RP - renamed SS Santa Ana - reflagged Panamanian
sold to Cia Nav San Maritime SA, Panama RP in 1951, - name retained - Panamanian flagged
sold to San Martin Cia de Nav SA, 1952, - name retained - Panamanian flagged
1958 managed by Cargo & Tankship Management Corp, N.Y.
1961 managed by Santa Maria Shipowning & Trading Co (Bermuda) Ltd - name retained
arrived Yokohama, 4 November 1964, in tow after losing propeller while bound from Osaka to Portland, OR.
References
^"USS Appanoose (AK-226)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
Photo gallery of Appanoose at NavSource Naval History
August 24, 2023
appanoose, crater, class, cargo, ship, united, states, navy, named, appanoose, county, iowa, cassatt, delivery, from, bethlehem, fairfield, august, 1944, historyunited, statesnamea, cassatt, appanoosenamesakea, cassatt, appanoose, county, iowaorderedas, type, . USS Appanoose AK 226 was a Crater class cargo ship in the United States Navy named for Appanoose County Iowa 2 SS A J Cassatt on delivery from Bethlehem Fairfield in August 1944 HistoryUnited StatesNameA J Cassatt AppanooseNamesakeA J Cassatt Appanoose County IowaOrderedas a type EC2 S C1 hull MCE hull 2662 SS A J CassattBuilderBethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Inc Baltimore MarylandLaid down20 June 1944Launched27 July 1944Sponsored byMrs A J CassattAcquired10 August 1944Commissioned26 September 1944Decommissioned26 November 1945Stricken5 December 1945IdentificationHull symbol AK 226FateSold 1947 for civilian service Scrapped after 23 December 1964General characteristics 1 Class and typeCrater class cargo shipDisplacement4 023 long tons 4 088 t standard 14 550 long tons 14 780 t full load Length441 ft 6 in 134 57 m Beam56 ft 11 in 17 35 m Draft28 ft 4 in 8 64 m Installed power2 Babcock amp Wilcox header type boilers 220psi 450 2 500 shp 1 900 kW Propulsion1 General Machine Corp vertical triple expansion reciprocating steam engine 1 shaftSpeed12 5 kn 23 2 km h 14 4 mph Complement209 officers and enlistedArmament1 5 in 127 mm 38 caliber dual purpose DP gun 1 3 in 76 mm 50 caliber DP gun 2 40 mm 1 57 in Bofors anti aircraft AA gun mounts 6 20 mm 0 79 in Oerlikon cannon AA gun mountsA J Cassatt was laid down on 20 June 1944 under a Maritime Commission contract MCE hull 2662 by the Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Inc Baltimore Maryland launched on 27 July 1944 sponsored by Mrs A J Cassatt She was acquired by the Navy on 10 August 1944 renamed Appanoose AK 226 and commissioned on 26 September 1944 On 1 October Appanoose proceeded to the Chesapeake Bay for shakedown After loading cargo at Davisville Rhode Island the ship got underway for the Philippine Islands Appanoose transited the Panama Canal made intermediate stops at Eniwetok and Ulithi and anchored at Tacloban Leyte Island on 21 December Three days later the ship moved to Samar to begin assembling pontoons Despite enemy torpedo attacks she successfully completed the task and withdrew to Tacloban on 21 January 1945 Appanoose sailed on 23 January bound for the west coast After a brief stop at Manus the ship continued on to the California coast and arrived at San Pedro Los Angeles on 23 February Appanoose departed the west coast on 9 March and sailed for the Ryukyus After stops at Eniwetok and Ulithi Appanoose reached Okinawa on 28 April and began discharging her cargo at Buckner Bay on 3 May During the three months Appanoose was stationed at Okinawa she endured numerous Japanese air attacks The ship claimed to have downed one Japanese plane and assisted in downing four more On 5 August Appanoose departed the Okinawa area and sailed in a convoy to Saipan her first port of call on a voyage that took her by way of Pearl Harbor to San Francisco California Appanoose made San Francisco on 5 September and shortly thereafter began a period of drydocking and availability Upon completion of the repair work on 8 October Appanoose headed for the Panama Canal Zone Having transited the Panama Canal the ship reported to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard Portsmouth Virginia on 30 October Appanoose was decommissioned there on 26 November 1945 and turned over to the War Shipping Administration Her name was struck from the Navy list on 5 December 1945 Appanoose earned one battle star for her World War II serviceCivilian service Editsold to Fordom Trading Co N Y November 1947 for Cia de Operaciones Maritimas SA Panama RP renamed SS Santa Ana reflagged Panamanian sold to Cia Nav San Maritime SA Panama RP in 1951 name retained Panamanian flagged sold to San Martin Cia de Nav SA 1952 name retained Panamanian flagged 1958 managed by Cargo amp Tankship Management Corp N Y 1961 managed by Santa Maria Shipowning amp Trading Co Bermuda Ltd name retained arrived Yokohama 4 November 1964 in tow after losing propeller while bound from Osaka to Portland OR References Edit USS Appanoose AK 226 Navsource org Retrieved 22 May 2015 U S Navy Archives http www history navy mil research histories ship histories danfs a appanoose html This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links EditPhoto gallery of Appanoose at NavSource Naval History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Appanoose amp oldid 1162498194, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
