USS Nicollet

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USS Nicollet (AVS-6), probably photographed underway in San Francisco Bay, California, in 1945.
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US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameNicollet
Namesake Nicollet County, Minnesota
Orderedas type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2153 [1]
BuilderGlobe Shipbuilding Company, Superior, Wisconsin
Yard number120 [1]
Laid down9 February 1944
Launched31 July 1944
Sponsored byMrs. F. C. Hanson
Commissioned27 April 1945
Decommissioned17 June 1946
Reclassified
  • 12 March 1945, Miscellaneous Auxiliary
  • 25 May 1945, Aviation Stores Issue Ship
Refitprior to 12 March 1945, converted to Gwinnett-class Aviation Stores Issue Ship
Stricken3 July 1946
Identification
FateSold to France, 24 July 1947
History
Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg Republic of France
NameDjerada
NamesakeCity of Djerada
Acquired24 July 1947
Fatereflagged to Morocco, 1959
History
Naval Ensign of Morocco.svg Morocco
NameDjerada
Acquired1959
FateScrapped in Spain, February 1970
General characteristics [2]
Class and type
Type C1-M-AV1
Tonnage5,010 long tons deadweight (DWT) [1]
Displacement
  • 2,382 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 power
Propulsion1 × propeller
Speed11.5  kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity
  • 3,945 t (3,883 long tons) DWT
  • 9,830 cu ft (278 m3) (refrigerated)
  • 227,730 cu ft (6,449 m3) (non-refrigerated)
Complement
  • 15 Officers
  • 70 Enlisted
Armament

USS Nicollet (AK-199/AG-93/AVS-6) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship acquired by the U.S. Navy shortly before the end of World War II. She was converted into a Gwinnett-class aviation stores issue ship to carry aviation parts and spares, and to issue them to the US Pacific Fleet and activities as needed.

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Construction

Nicollet was laid down 9 February 1944, for the US Maritime Commission, MC hull 2153, by Globe Shipbuilding Corporation; named Nicollet 25 February 1944; launched 31 July 1944, as AK-199; sponsored by Mrs. F. C. Hanson; converted for Navy use by Samuelson Shipyard, Beaumont, Texas, and Brown Shipyard, Houston, Texas; redesignated AG–93 on 12 March 1945; and commissioned 27 April. [3]

Service history

After shakedown in the Gulf of Mexico Nicollet was reclassified AVS–6 effective 25 May 1945. Steaming to the Pacific Ocean, she arrived in the forward area and was assigned to Commander, Air Forces, Subordinate Command Forward, Pacific Fleet. She operated out of Apra Harbor, Guam. [3]

Nicollet followed closely behind the invasion forces to supply newly acquired airstrips and aviation activities with spare parts and other needs. She salvaged goods, returned materials for repair and eventual re-use, and supplied aircraft carriers at sea. [3]

Post-War and decommission

At the end of hostilities she continued to support naval and marine air groups, both carrier and land-based. In April 1946 she returned to the U.S. West Coast via Pearl Harbor. Following a cruise to the Gulf of Mexico, she sailed again to the western Pacific Ocean. [3]

Returning to San Francisco, California, she decommissioned and was returned to the War Shipping Administration 17 June. She was struck from the Navy Register. [3]

Merchant service

Nicollet was sold to the Republic of France on 24 July 1947. She was reflagged for France and renamed Djerada. [4] In 1959 she was transferred to Morocco and reflagged. [2] She was eventually scrapped in 1970 [1]

Notes

    Citations
    1. 1 2 3 4 C1 Cargo Ships 2009.
    2. 1 2 Navsource 2013.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 DANFS.
    4. MARAD.

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