USS ''Nicollet'' (AK-199/AG-93/AVS-6) was an acquired by the
U.S. Navy shortly before the end of
World War II. She was converted into a to carry aviation parts and spares, and to issue them to the
US Pacific Fleet and activities as needed.
Construction
''Nicollet'' was laid down 9 February 1944, for the
US Maritime Commission
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, MC hull 2153, by Globe Shipbuilding Corporation; named ''Nicollet'' 25 February 1944; launched 31 July 1944, as ''AK-199''; sponsored by Mrs. F. C. Hanson; converted for Navy use by Samuelson Shipyard,
Beaumont, Texas
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, and Brown Shipyard,
Houston, Texas
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; redesignated ''AG–93'' on 12 March 1945; and commissioned 27 April.
Service history
World War II-related service
After
shakedown in the
Gulf of Mexico ''Nicollet'' was reclassified AVS–6 effective 25 May 1945. Steaming to the
Pacific Ocean, she arrived in the forward area and was assigned to Commander, Air Forces, Subordinate Command Forward, Pacific Fleet. She operated out of
Apra Harbor
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,
Guam.
''Nicollet'' followed closely behind the invasion forces to supply newly acquired airstrips and aviation activities with spare parts and other needs. She salvaged goods, returned materials for repair and eventual re-use, and supplied
aircraft carrier
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s at sea.
Post-War and decommission
At the end of hostilities she continued to support naval and marine air groups, both carrier and land-based. In April 1946 she returned to the
U.S. West Coast via
Pearl Harbor. Following a cruise to the
Gulf of Mexico, she sailed again to the western Pacific Ocean.
Returning to
San Francisco, California, she decommissioned and was returned to the
War Shipping Administration 17 June. She was struck from the
Navy Register.
Merchant service
''Nicollet'' was sold to the
Republic of France on 24 July 1947. She was reflagged for France and renamed ''Djerada''. In 1959 she was transferred to
Morocco and reflagged. She was eventually scrapped in 1970
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Alamosa-class cargo ships
Ships built in Superior, Wisconsin
1944 ships
World War II auxiliary ships of the United States
Nicollet County, Minnesota
Gwinnett-class aviation stores issue ships