Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Somerset (Propeller, 1945)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Somerset
Also known as:
Coastal Sentry (E-45-1849) (T-AGM 15)
Year of Build:
1945
Rebuilt:
1. 1958;
Official Number:
248958
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company
Ownership Notes:
U. S. Maritime Commission, (1945-1945); U. S. Navy, (1945-1945); U. S. Maritime Commission, (1945-1958); Department of Air Force, (1958-1964); United States Navy Department, (Military Sea Transportation Service), (1964-1968); Fujl Marden & Company, (1968);
Hull Dimensions
1945
Length: 323.9' Width/Beam: 50.1' Depth: 26.5'
Tonnage
1945
Gross: 3,805 Net: 2,123
1958
Gross: 3,846 Net: 2,163
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Somerset (1945-1945);
b. Propeller, Somerset (AK212) (1945-1945); U. S. Navy;
c. Propeller, Coastal Sentry (1945-1958);
d. Propeller, E-45-1849 Coastal Sentry (1958-1964); U. S. Air Force;
e. Propeller, Coastal Sentry (T-AGM l5) (1964-1968); U. S. Navy
Nationality:
American (1945-1968)
Notes
General notes:
Hull #332; 1958, converted to telemetry picket vessel;
She was acquired from the United States Maritime Commission, 9/20/1945, and commissioned the same day; Decommissioned on 11/2/1945 and removed from Naval Register on 12/5/1945; She was built as Cl-M-AVI class cargo vessel for the United States Maritime Commission; She was sold to Fuji Marden & Company, Ltd., and in course of demolition at Hong Kong in August, 1968;
Sources:
1. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218
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