USS Algorma

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Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Algorma, a Native American word meaning to fish with a torch.

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USS Algorma was originally projected as ATR-139, the vessel was redesignated ATA-212 on 15 May 1944; her keel was laid down on 3 February 1945, at Port Arthur, Texas, by the Gulfport Boiler & Welding Works; launched on 20 March 1945; and commissioned on 21 May 1945.

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  1. "USS Algorma (ATO-34) on NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive".