KINGS POINTER


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Year Built
1944
Official Number
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Shipyard
Walsh-Kaiser Company
General Type
Training (School)
Specific Type
Training Ship
MARAD Type
S4-SE2-BE1
Ship Length
426.00 feet
Beam
58.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
3288.00 tons
Gross Tons
5850.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
11600.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sold - Scrap

Historical Narrative



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Vessel Name History

1944 - 1946: Devosa (AKA-27)
1946 - 1966: Kings Pointer


Vessel Name History

KINGS POINTER

Mission

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Milestones


Event Date Content
Vessel Name Change
4/2/1946 Vessel name changed from DEVOSA (AKA-47) to KINGS POINTER upon being transferred back to the Maritime Commission; the vessel was delivered to USMMA to be used as a training ship.
Entry
5/14/1947 Vessel entered the reserve fleet at Lee Hall, Virginia (now James River Reserve Fleet) for lay up.
Withdrawal
11/3/1954 Vessel was removed from the reserve fleet and sent to the shipyard as part of the 1954 repair program.
Entry
11/5/1955 Vessel entered the Wilmington Reserve Fleet for lay up following repairs.
Sold
7/14/1966 Vessel sold to be scrapped to the Boston Metals Company.
Withdrawal
8/6/1966 Vessel departed Wilmington Reserve Fleet following scrap sale

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