FRED C. AINSWORTH 

AP  181 

 

BUILT:  1943  BEAM:  69'-5"  DRAFT:  27'-4" 
LENGTH:  489'  CARGO [cu ft]:  104,300   PASS [troop ship]:  1,925  
PROP: Turbine   RADIUS [miles]: 14,652 TONS:  12,093
TYPE:   SPEED [knots]:  16 1/2 DEPENDENTS TO JAPAN: Yes

Named in honor of  Maj Gen Fred Crayton Ainsworth. Built 1943.

Original name was "Pass Christian", but never operated as such.

I traveled to Japan on this ship in Aug 1947 - Jim Hyatt. 

Decommissioned in 1993 and sold to Turkey.

Ref:  http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22181.htm 

 

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