>From the "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships," 

(1976) Vol. 6, p.687.





SUSSEX





	Counties in Delaware, New Jersey, and Virginia.





AK-213

Displacement:  7,125 t.

Length:  338'6"

Beam:  50'0"

Draft:  21'1"

Speed:  11.5 k.

Complement:  85

Armament:  1 3"; 8 20mm

Class:  ALAMOSA





	The second SUSSEX (AK-213) was laid down under Maritime 

Commission contract (MC hull 2167) on 3 October 1944 by the 

Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, Wis.; 

launched on 3 February 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Carl O. 

Rydhelm; and acquired by the Navy in July 1945.  She was 

operated by the United States Coast Guard until the spring 

of 1946 and, on 23 May 1946, was placed in the reserve 

fleet.  She was reacquired by the Navy on 27 February 1947; 

and commissioned on 27 May 1947, Lt. Comdr. John L. Hunter 

in command.



	Assigned to the Alaskan Sea Frontier, SUSSEX sailed to 

Seattle in late June, loaded cargo, and made her maiden 

voyage to Alaskan ports for the United States Navy.  After 

making calls at Adak and Kodiak, she returned to Seattle on 

25 August 1947.  From that date until December 1950, the 

ship made 16 voyages from Seattle to various Alaskan ports 

carrying supplies to bases and installations there.



	From January to July 1951, SUSSEX provided logistic 

support for the mid-Pacific Trust Territories.  From August 

1951 to January 1952, she operated in the Korean War zone, 

moving supplies and munitions to United Nations ships and 

bases.  The ship was busy transporting cargo from Japanese 

ports to such places as Pusan, Suyong, and Inchon.  On 

5 February 1952, SUSSEX stood out of Yokosuka en route to 

Bremerton Wash., for a general overhaul.  She departed 

Bremerton on 12 May 1952 and proceeded via Pearl Harbor and 

Midway Island to Japan.  The cargo ship arrived at Sasebo on 

30 June and resumed her runs to Korea; but this time, she 

also included Okinawa, Taiwan, and the Pescadores Islands 

among her supply points.



	SUSSEX returned to Pearl Harbor on 15 December 1952 

and, until March 1954, supplied bases at Midway, Kwajalein, 

Saipan, and Guam.  She arrived at Yokosuka on 14 March and 

operated from that port until 19 October 1954 when she 

returned to Pearl Harbor to resume supplying mid-Pacific 

bases.  She continued this duty, operating from Pearl 

Harbor, until 7 May 1958 when she moved her base of 

operations to Iwakuni, Japan.



	SUSSEX steamed into Yokosuka on 21 November 1959 and 

was decommissioned on 5 December 1959.  She was struck from 

the Navy list on 1 January 1960 and sold to the Hugo Neu 

Steel Products Corp., New York, N.Y., on 27 July 1960 for 

scrap.



	SUSSEX received three battle stars for service during 

the Korean War.





Transcribed by Michael Hansen

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