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

(1970) Vol. 5, p.337.





POINSETT





	A county in Arkansas.





AK-205

Displacement:  7,125 t.

Length:  338'7"

Beam:  50'0"

Draft:  21'1"

Speed:  12 k.

Complement:  85

Armament:  1 3"; 6 20mm

Class:  ALAMOSA

Maritime Commission Standard Type:  C1-M-AV1





	POINSETT (AK-205) was laid down as MC hull 2159 by 

Leatham D. Smith Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, Wisc., 

6 November 1943; launched 22 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. 

Robert L. Rote; acquired by the Navy 22 January 1945; and 

commissioned at Houston Tex., 7 February 1945, Lt. Comdr. 

Robert M. Baughman, USNR, in command.



	After shakedown off Galveston, Tex., POINSETT loaded 

ammunition at Theodore, Ala., and departed for the Panama 

Canal 21 March.  She steamed to Ulithi thence to Zamboanga, 

Philippine Islands, arriving 11 May.  After issuing 

ammunition there, she proceeded to Tawi Tawi, Sulu 

Archipelago, and joined the main forces for the invasion of 

Balikpapan (1 July).  On 10 July, she departed Borneo for 

Morotai and the Philippines, whence she sailed southeast to 

Manus.  There, while loading fleet issue clothing and small 

stores, she received word of the war's end.



	POINSETT then proceeded to Manila and Guiuan, Samar, to 

discharge her cargo.  She departed 19 November for the 

Panama Canal and Norfolk for inactivation.  Decommissioned 

25 January 1946, she was returned to the Maritime Commission 

29 January 1946, and her name was struck from the Navy List 

12 March 1946.



	POINSETT received one battle star for World War II 

service.





Transcribed by Michael Hansen

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