USS Crux (AK-115)

History
Name:
  • Peter Stuyvesant
  • Crux
Namesake:
Ordered: as a type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 1212, SS Peter Stuyvesant
Builder: St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida
Laid down: 27 September 1943
Launched: 16 November 1943
Sponsored by: Mrs. F. D. Arthur
Acquired: 27 November 1943
Commissioned: 17 March 1944
Decommissioned: 31 January 1946
Struck: 25 February 1946
Identification: Hull symbol:AK-115
Fate: sold for scrapping, 30 November 1961, to Union Minerals and Alloys Corp.
Status: scrapping completed, 13 August 1962, by Learner Corp.
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: Crater-class cargo ship
Displacement:
  • 4,023 long tons (4,088 t) (standard)
  • 14,550 long tons (14,780 t) (full load)
Length: 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam: 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Draft: 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m)
Installed power: 2,500 shp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion:
Speed: 12.5 kn (14.4 mph; 23.2 km/h)
Complement: 206
Armament:

USS Crux (AK-115) was a Crater-class cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II, named after the constellation Crux. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.

Built in Jacksonville, Florida

Crux was launched 16 November 1943 as SS Peter Stuyvesant by St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. F. D. Arthur; transferred to the Navy 27 November 1943; and commissioned 17 March 1944, Commander C. R. Beyer, USNR, in command.

World War II Pacific Theater operations

Departing Norfolk, Virginia, 4 May 1944, Crux arrived at Espiritu Santo 14 June. From 20 June 1944 to 10 April Crux repeatedly loaded cargo at Brisbane, Australia, for such ports as Milne Bay, Finschhafen, Langemak Bay, Port Moresby, and Hollandia in New Guinea, and Manus, Admiralty Islands.

Her supply base was shifted to Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, in April 1945, and from 16 April to 15 October 1945, she carried cargo from that port to Humboldt Bay, and Mios Woendi, New Guinea, and Nissan Atoll, Bismarck Archipelago. Taking homeward-bound servicemen on board at Manila Bay, Crux sailed 15 November for San Francisco, California, arriving 10 December.

Post-war decommissioning

Crux was decommissioned 31 January 1946 and transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal the same day.

Military awards and honors

Crux’s crew was eligible for the following campaign medals and ribbons:

References

  1. "USS Crux (AK-115)". Navsource.org. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
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