History
United States
NameClarion
NamesakeClarion County, Pennsylvania
Orderedas type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2145[1]
BuilderFroemming Brothers, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Yard number17[1]
Laid down1944
Launched22 October 1944
Sponsored byMiss V. L. Huebner
Acquired10 May 1945
Commissioned27 May 1945
Decommissioned13 May 1946
Stricken21 May 1946
Identification
FateSold to Norway, 7 March 1947, for $693,862.00
Norway
NameLivdal
Acquired7 March 1947
FateWrecked off Peru, 26 April 1970
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeAlamosa-class cargo ship
TypeC1-M-AV1
Tonnage5,032 long tons deadweight (DWT)[1]
Displacement
  • 2,382 long tons (2,420 t) (standard)
  • 7,450 long tons (7,570 t) (full load)
Length388 ft 8 in (118.47 m)
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft21 ft 1 in (6.43 m)
Installed power
Propulsion1 × propeller
Speed11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity
  • 3,945 t (3,883 long tons) DWT
  • 9,830 cu ft (278 m3) (refrigerated)
  • 227,730 cu ft (6,449 m3) (non-refrigerated)
Complement
  • 15 Officers
  • 70 Enlisted
Armament

USS Clarion (AK-172) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.

Construction

Clarion was launched 22 October 1944, by Froemming Brothers, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2145; acquired by the Navy 10 May 1945; and commissioned 27 May 1945.[3]

Service history

World War II Pacific Theatre operations

After loading cargo at Gulf of Mexico ports, Clarion sailed for Pearl Harbor, which she reached 21 July 1945. Three days later she got underway for San Francisco, California, to load cargo for Manila, where she arrived 1 October. Carrying cargo to support occupation activities, she called at Jinsen, Korea, and Qingdao, Taku, and Shanghai, China, before sailing for the U.S. East Coast from Qingdao 21 January 1946.[3]

Post-war decommissioning

She reached Norfolk 11 March, and was decommissioned at Baltimore, Maryland, 13 May 1946. On 18 May 1946 she was transferred to the War Shipping Administration.[3]

Merchant service

Clarion was removed by Dichman, Wright and Pugh, 25 February 1947, from the Reserve Fleet, under a GAA contract. It was sold to Norway, 7 March 1947, for $693,862. She was reflagged for Norway and renamed Livdal, or Løvdal.[4] She wrecked off of the coast of Peru, 26 April 1970.[2]

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