USS Cabell (AK-166) was an Alamosa-classcargo ship commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.
USS Cabell (AK-166) at anchor, location unknown, c. late 1945.
Continuing with support of occupation operations, Cabell called at ports in the Philippines, and on Okinawa, Saipan, and Guam, before arriving at San Pedro, California, 15 April 1946.[3]
Cabell was sold to the Swedish shipping firm of Rederlaktiebolaget Bris, 28 May 1947, after they refused her sister shipAmador.[4] She was renamed Sommen after the lake Sommen in Sweden.[2]
In 1963, Sommen was reflagged again as the Greek ship MV Donald. She disappeared, however, later that year, with 26 people and a 5,000 t (4,900 long tons; 5,500 short tons) cargo of iron bound for Indonesia. The ship had last been heard from on 25 August 1963, when the captain sent word that the ship had encountered rough seas in the Indian Ocean.[5]
cabell, alamosa, class, cargo, ship, commissioned, navy, service, world, responsible, delivering, troops, goods, equipment, locations, zone, anchor, location, unknown, late, 1945, history, united, states, namecabell, namesakecabell, county, west, virginia, ord. USS Cabell AK 166 was an Alamosa class cargo ship commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II She was responsible for delivering troops goods and equipment to locations in the war zone USS Cabell AK 166 at anchor location unknown c late 1945 History United States NameCabell NamesakeCabell County West Virginia Orderedas type C1 M AV1 hull MC hull 2111 1 BuilderKaiser Shipbuilding Co Richmond California Yard number68 1 Laid downdate unknown Launched23 December 1944 Sponsored byMrs W P Gilmore Acquired11 April 1945 Commissioned11 April 1945 Decommissioned19 July 1946 Stricken31 July 1946 IdentificationHull symbol AK 166 Code letters NEGI FateSold to Swedish Rederlaktiebolaget Bris 28 May 1947 Sweden NameSommen NamesakeSommen Lake OwnerRederlaktiebolaget Bris Acquired28 May 1947 FateSold 1963 Greece NameDonald Acquired1963 FateOctober 1963 posted as missing in the Gulf of Aden General characteristics 2 Class and typeAlamosa class cargo ship TypeC1 M AV1 Tonnage5 032 long tons deadweight DWT 1 Displacement2 382 long tons 2 420 t standard 7 450 long tons 7 570 t full load Length388 ft 8 in 118 47 m Beam50 ft 15 m Draft21 ft 1 in 6 43 m Installed power1 Nordberg TSM 6 diesel engine 1 750 shp 1 300 kW Propulsion1 propeller Speed11 5 kn 21 3 km h 13 2 mph Capacity3 945 t 3 883 long tons DWT 9 830 cu ft 278 m3 refrigerated 227 730 cu ft 6 449 m3 non refrigerated Complement15 Officers 70 Enlisted Armament1 3 in 76 mm 50 caliber dual purpose gun DP 6 20 mm 0 8 in Oerlikon anti aircraft AA cannons Contents 1 Construction 1 1 World War II Pacific Theatre operations 1 2 Post war decommissioning 2 Merchant service 3 Citations 4 Bibliography 4 1 Newspaper resources 4 2 Online resources 5 External linksConstruction editCabell was launched 23 December 1944 by Kaiser Cargo Co Richmond California under a Maritime Commission contract MC hull 2111 sponsored by Mrs W P Gilmore acquired by the Navy 11 April 1945 commissioned the same day and reported to the U S Pacific Fleet 3 World War II Pacific Theatre operations edit Cabell made one cargo voyage from San Francisco California to Eniwetok and San Pedro Bay Philippine Islands between 1 June 1945 and 22 August She sailed from San Francisco again 8 September with cargo for Eniwetok and Yokosuka Naval Base in Tokyo Bay where she arrived 7 October 3 Continuing with support of occupation operations Cabell called at ports in the Philippines and on Okinawa Saipan and Guam before arriving at San Pedro California 15 April 1946 3 Post war decommissioning edit Cabell was decommissioned at Seattle Washington 19 July 1946 and returned to the Maritime Commission 3 days later The ship was sold to a Swedish firm and reflagged 1947 3 Merchant service editCabell was sold to the Swedish shipping firm of Rederlaktiebolaget Bris 28 May 1947 after they refused her sister ship Amador 4 She was renamed Sommen after the lake Sommen in Sweden 2 In 1963 Sommen was reflagged again as the Greek ship MV Donald She disappeared however later that year with 26 people and a 5 000 t 4 900 long tons 5 500 short tons cargo of iron bound for Indonesia The ship had last been heard from on 25 August 1963 when the captain sent word that the ship had encountered rough seas in the Indian Ocean 5 Citations edit a b c C1 Cargo Ships 2009 a b Navsource 2014 a b c d DANFS MADAR sfn error no target CITEREFMADAR help Post Gazette 1963 p 1 Bibliography editNewspaper resources edit Ship Missing 26 Aboard Pittsburgh Post Gazette Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 25 September 1963 Retrieved 13 November 2016 Online resources edit Cabell Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Naval History and Heritage Command Retrieved 13 November 2016 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain C1 Cargo Ships www ShipbuildingHistory com 28 August 2009 Retrieved 12 November 2016 USS Cabell AK 166 Navsource org 18 July 2014 Retrieved 13 November 2016 External links editPhoto gallery of USS Cabell AK 166 at NavSource Naval History Portals nbsp Sweden nbsp Greece Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Cabell amp oldid 1203172964, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
