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USS Prince Georges (AK-224)

USS Prince Georges (AK-224)

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Technology & Engineering

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ISBN10: 613235106X
ISBN13: 9786132351067
Publisher: Vdm Verlag Dr Mller Ag & Co Kg
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.39
Height: 0.27 Width: 9.02 Depth: 6.00
Language: English
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Prince Georges (AP-165/AK-224) was a Crater-class transport and cargo ship in the service of the United States Navy in World War II. Named after the Prince Georges County, Maryland, it was the only ship of the Navy to bear this name. Prince Georges was laid down on 20 September 1942 as liberty ship SS Richard March Hoe (MCE hull 426) by Permanente Metals Corporation, Yard No. 2, Richmond, California, under a Maritime Commission contract; launched on 30 October 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Patricia Montgomery; served the Army Transport Service making runs to the Aleutian Islands with Army troops; acquired by the Navy under bareboat charter on 25 October 1943; and commissioned on 10 November 1943, Lt. Comdr. W. J. Lane in command.

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