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

(1981) Vol. 7, pp.209-210.





TIPTON





	Counties in Indiana and Tennessee.



	The Tennessee county is named for Capt. Jacob Tipton, a 

native of North Carolina who was killed on 4 November 1791 

during a battle on a branch of the Wabash River near Ft. 

Wayne, Ind., between United States troops led by Major 

General Arthur St. Clair and a confederated Indian army 

composed primarily of Miami Indians.



	The Indiana county was named for Senator John Tipton, a 

veteran of the Indian Wars and the War of 1812, who 

represented Indiana in the United States Senate from 1832 

until shortly before his death on 5 April 1839.





AK-215

Displacement:  7,125 t.

Length:  338'6"

Beam:  50'

Draft:  21'1"

Speed:  11.5 k. (trials)

Complement:  85

Armament:  1 3"

Class:  ALAMOSA

Maritime Commission Standard Type:  C1-M-AV1





	TIPTON (AKA-215) was laid down under Maritime 

Commission Contract (MC hull 2169) on 28 December 1944 at 

Sturgeon Bay, Wis., by the Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding 

Co.; launched on 13 March 1945, sponsored by Mrs. W. F. 

Maister; transferred to the Navy Department on 7 September 

1945; and commissioned on 9 October 1945, Lt. Comdr. H. E. 

Gray, USCGR, in command.



	Upon commissioning, the cargo ship was transferred to 

the custody of the Coast Guard for maintenance and operation 

and was manned by a Coast Guard crew.  TIPTON was 

decommissioned and permanently transferred to the Coast 

Guard on 4 March 1946.  She was struck from the Navy list on 

20 March 1946.





Transcribed by Michael Hansen

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