USS Hidalgo (AK-189)
| Career (USA) |   |
|---|---|
| Name: | Hidalgo |
| Namesake: | A county in New Mexico |
| Ordered: | as type (C1-M-AV1) hull |
| Builder: | Walter Butler Shipbuilders, Inc., Superior, Wisconsin |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | 28 July 1944 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. Claude Pepper, wife of the Senator from Florida |
| Commissioned: | 4 August 1945 as USS Hidalgo (AK-189) at Galveston, Texas |
| Decommissioned: | 26 April 1946, at Norfolk, Virginia |
| Struck: | date unknown |
| Honours and awards: | American Campaign Medal |
| Fate: | sold to Turkey in 1947 and renamed SS Rize |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Alamosa-class cargo ship |
| Tonnage: | 2,382 tons |
| Tons burthen: | 7,435 tons |
| Length: | 388' 8" |
| Beam: | 50' |
| Draft: | 21' 1" |
| Propulsion: | Diesel, single screw, 1,700shp |
| Speed: | 11.5 knots |
| Complement: | 85 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount; six 20mm guns |
USS Hidalgo (AK-189) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship that was constructed for the U.S. Navy during the closing period of World War II. She was declared excess-to-needs and returned to the U.S. Maritime Commission.
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Built in Superior, Wisconsin
Hidalgo (AK-189), a diesel-powered C1-M-AV1 cargo hull, was launched 28 July 1944 under Maritime Commission contract by Walter Butler Shipbuilding, Inc., Superior, Wisconsin, sponsored by Mrs. Claude Pepper, wife of the Senator from Florida; placed in service while being towed to Galveston, Texas, and commissioned 4 August 1945, Lt. John W. Thompson in command.
After conducting a brief shakedown cruise off the coast of Texas, Hidalgo sailed to the Panama Canal Zone for routing to the Pacific Ocean 5 September 1945, but the war's end brought orders to proceed to Norfolk, Virginia.
Dispositioning
The ship arrived in Hampton Roads, Virginia, 11 March 1946 and decommissioned 26 April 1946. Subsequently, she was sold to Turkey for $693,862.00 and serves as cargo ship SS Rize in merchant service.
Honors and awards
Qualified Hidalgo personnel were eligible for the following:
References
- This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - USS Hidalgo (AK-189)
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- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
- Alamosa class cargo ships
- Ships built in Wisconsin
- 1944 ships
- World War II auxiliary ships of the United States
- United States Navy New Mexico-related ships
- United States Navy Texas-related ships
- United States Navy ships transferred to the Turkish Navy
