USAT Fred C Ainsworth
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | USNS Fred C. Ainsworth |
| Owner | United States Navy |
| Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi |
| Launched | June 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Depth | 3 |
Remarks
The transport ship mainly operated in the Pacific Ocean, except for one brief troop transport operation to Europe in the mid 1945s. At the end of World War II, troop transports where no longer needed so the Fred C. Ainsworth was once again transferred to another department and was officially named the USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181). On March 1 of 1950 the transport ship became a water transport vessel for the Army, sailing for the Military Sea Transport Service.