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

(1976) Vol. 6, p.553.





SOMERSET





	Counties in Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, and 

Pennsylvania.





AK-212

Displacement:  7,125 t.

Length:  338'6"

Beam:  50'0"

Draft:  21'1"

Speed:  11.5 k.

Complement:  85

Armament:  1 3"

Class:  ALAMOSA

Maritime Commission Standard Type:  C1-M-AV1





	The third SOMERSET (AK-212) (ex-MC hull 2166) was laid 

down on 9 October 1944 by the Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding 

Co., Sturgeon Bay, Wisc.; launched on 21 January 1945; 

sponsored by Mrs. Fred Bradley; acquired by the Navy from 

the Maritime Commission on 20 September 1945; and 

commissioned the same day.



	SOMERSET was acquired for Navy use as a cargo ship; 

but, due to the cessation of hostilities with Japan, she saw 

no naval service.  She was returned to the Maritime 

Commission on 2 November 1945 and struck from the Navy list 

on 5 December 1945.





Transcribed by Michael Hansen

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