KINGS POINTER

Year Built

1944

Official Number

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

Draft, Lightweight

Displacement, Summer

Displacement, Lightweight

Immersion, Summer

Immersion, Lightweight

Fate

Sold - Scrap

There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.

Vessel Name History

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

Vessel Name History

KINGS POINTER

Mission

No Mission for this vessel

Historical Documents

Name	Download

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