USS Almaack (AKA-10)
USS Almaack (AKA-10) was an Almaack class attack cargo ship named after Almaack, a star system in the constellation Andromeda. She served as a commissioned ship for 4 years and 11 months.
Laid down as the merchant ship Executor on 14 March 1940, under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 104), at Quincy, Massachusetts, by the Fore River yard of Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 21 September 1940; sponsored by Mrs. A.R. Winnett; and delivered to her owners, the American Export Lines, on 22 October 1940. Executor made two voyages to India before being acquired by the Navy on 3 June 1941 for conversion to a cargo ship. Renamed Almaack and classified as AK-27. Converted at the Tietjen and Lang Dry Dock Co., Hoboken, N.J., Almaack was commissioned at the Army Transport Service Base, Brooklyn, on 15 June 1941, Comdr. Thomas R. Cooley in command.
Read more about USS Almaack (AKA-10): Pre-War North Atlantic Convoy Operations, Difficulty in Maintaining Position in Convoy, Preparations For War, World War II North Atlantic Convoy Operations, Pacific Theatre Operations, Supporting The Invasion of North Africa, Under Fire From Enemy Beach Batteries, Under Attack By German Aircraft, Struck By A Torpedo, Towed To Gibraltar For Repairs, Stateside Repairs, Return To Pacific Theatre Operations, Exchanging Cargoes At Pearl Harbor, Hit By An Enemy Shell During Saipan Invasion, Supporting The Invasion of Guam, Preparations For The Invasion of The Philippines, Commendation For Efficient Performance At Leyte, Under Attack By Japanese Fighter Bombers, Under Continued Air Attack, Supporting The Invasion of Iwo Jima, End-of-war Operations, Return To Stateside, Post-war Decommissioning, Awards