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USS Hidalgo

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History
United States
NameHidalgo
Namesake
Orderedas type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2120[1]
BuilderWalter Butler Shipbuilders, Inc., Superior, Wisconsin
Yard number38[1]
Laid downdate unknown
Launched28 July 1944
Sponsored byMrs. Claude Pepper
Commissioned4 August 1945
Decommissioned26 April 1946
Stricken8 May 1946
Identification
FateSold in 25 February 1947[2]
Turkey
NameRize
NamesakeRize Province
OwnerDeniz Nakliyati T.A.O., Turkey
Acquired25 February 1947
HomeportIstanbul, Turkey
IdentificationIMO number5297311
FateScrapped in August 1982 at Aliağa, Turkey
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeAlamosa-class cargo ship
TypeC1-M-AV1
Tonnage5,032 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 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.

Construction

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Hidalgo was a diesel-powered C1-M-AV1 cargo hull, was launched 28 July 1944 under Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2120, 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.[4]

Service history

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World War II Pacific Theatre operations

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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.[4]

Post-war decommissioning

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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.[4]

Merchant service

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Hidalgo was renamed Rize in 1947. Along with her sister ships, ex-Antrim, renamed Kars, ex-Craighead, renamed Kastamonu, and ex-Bullock, renamed Edirne, she would, for the next 15 years, provide cargo service between Turkey and Northern Europe. She was finally broken up in the Turkish port of Aliağa in August 1982.[3]

Honors and awards

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Qualified Hidalgo personnel were eligible for the following:

Notes

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Citations

Bibliography

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Online resources

  • "Hidalgo (AK-189)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2016.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • "C1 Cargo Ships". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  • "USS Hidalgo (AK-189)". Navsource.org. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  • "Hidalgo". United States Department of Transportation. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
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