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

(1970) Vol. 5, pp.247, 248





PEMBINA





	A city and county in North Dakota; the site of the 

earliest trading post (1797-98) in that state.





AK-200

Displacement:  7,450 t.

Length:  338’6”

Beam:  50’

Draft:  21’1”

Speed:  12 k.

Complement:  85

Armament:  1 3”

Class:  ALAMOSA

Maritime Commission Standard Type:  C1-M-AV1





	The second PEMBINA (AK-200) was laid down 23 June 1944 

as MC Hull No. 2154 by the Globe SB Co., Superior, Wis.; 

launched 14 October 1944; sponsored by Miss Elizabeth Mann; 

acquired by the Navy through the Maritime Commission 9 May 

1945; and commissioned 25 May 1945 as PEMBINA (AK-200), Lt. 

James F. Moore, USNR, in command.



	After shakedown in the Gulf of Mexico, PEMBINA loaded 

cargo at Gulfport, Miss., for delivery to Subic Bay, Luzon, 

in the Philippines.  She sailed 21 June, arriving 10 August, 

and proceeded with other cargoes to Okinawa; Jinsen, Korea; 

and Japanese ports.  After off loading at Yokosuka, Japan 

31 December, she was ordered to report to Commander, Fleet 

Activities, Yokosuka, to decommission.



	PEMBINA decommissioned 26 January 1946 and was 

delivered to the War Shipping Administration representatives 

for turn over to the Japanese government under loan 

agreement (bare boat basis).  She was struck from the Naval 

Vessel Register 5 June.



	PEMBINA operated under the Shipping Control 

Administrator, Japan, with a Japanese crew and licensed 

American officers, until reinstated on the Naval Vessel 

Register 28 June 1950.  She transferred from SCAJAP via the 

U.S. Army to the Navy (Military Sea Transportation Service) 

1 April 1951 at Yokohama, Japan.  She was assigned to the 

Commander, MSTS, Pacific Area, at San Francisco 17 April 

1956 following service in the Western Pacific, based in 

Japan.



	PEMBINA was placed in temporary custody of the Maritime 

Administration 18 April 1957, and assigned to the Olympia 

Reserve Fleet in ready status.  She was given permanent 

assignment to MarAd 31 March 1958, berthed at Olympia, and 

struck from the Naval Vessel Register the same day.  She 

remained at Olympia in the National Defense Reserve Fleet 

until transferred to the Army 29 May 1968.  Renamed RESOLUTE 

19 June 1968, the cargo ship serves the Army into 1970.





Transcribed by Michael Hansen

mhansen2@home.com