Combat Logistics Resupply Ships AC AE AF AFS AKE AOE AOR

Combat Logistics Resupply Ships (AC AE AF AFS AKE AOE AOR)

Many auxiliaries were created by converting existing ships; others were built new but starting with an existing design; the balance were both designed and built for their purpose. In this table, an asterix in the column "converted by" identifies the second and third categories - the ships that were purpose-built. There are some gaps in the data, particularly for the conversions. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 20120-12-06.

Type	#	Original Name	Built by	Hull#	Ship Type or US Govt. Design	US Govt. #	Built	Converted by	Name After Conversion	LDT	LOA	Delivered	Disposition
Colliers (AC)
AC	1	Vestal	New York NSY					*		13,000	466	4-Oct-09	Vestal (Repair Ship No. 4) 1913, AR 4 1920, scrapped 1950
AC	2	Ontario/Prometheus	Mare Island NSY					*		13,000	466	15-Jan-10	Prometheus (Repair Ship No. 2) 1914, AR 3 1920, scrapped 1950
AC	3	Jupiter	Mare Island NSY					*		14,050	542	7-Apr-13	Langley (CV 1) 1922, AV 3 1937, lost off Tilatjap 1942
AC	4	Cyclops	Cramp SB	355				*				7-Nov-10	Disappeared 1918
AC	5	Vulcan	Maryland Steel	98				*		11,250	403	20-Sep-09	Scrapped 1923
AC	6	Mars	Maryland Steel	97				*		11,250	403	20-Aug-09	Sold 1923, wrecked and abandoned off Cuba 1924
AC	7	Hector	Maryland Steel	99				*		11,250	403	20-Oct-09	Wrecked and sank 1916
AC	8	Neptune	Maryland Steel	108				*		14,050	542	29-Jul-11	Scrapped 1939
AC	9	Proteus	Newport News	154				*		19,000	522	9-Jul-13	Sold 1941
AC	10	Nereus	Newport News	155				*		19,000	522	10-Sep-13	Sold 1941, torpedoed and lost 1941
AC	11	Orion	Maryland Steel	121				*		14,200	536	24-Jul-12	Scrapped 1933
AC	12	Jason	Maryland Steel	122				*		14,200	536	26-Jun-13	AV 2 1930, scrapped 1936
AC	13	Abarenda	Edwards SB (U.K.)				1892	New York NSY	Abarenda	6,700	325	20-May-98	AG 14 1924, sold 1926 as Antonio, scrapped 1934
AC	14	Scindia	D. & W. Henderson (U.K.)				1890		Ajax	9,250	387	21-May-98	Ajax 1901, AG 15 1924, sold 1925
AC	15	Peter Jebsen	Readhead & Sons (U.K.)				1894		Brutus	2,000	332	27-May-98	Sold 1922
AC	16	Kingtor	Ropner & Sons (U.K.)				1896		Caesar	5,900	322	13-May-98	Sold 1922
AC	17	Whitgift	Thompson & Son (U.K.)				1895		Nero	6,360	329	8-Jun-98	Sold 1922
Ammunition Ships (AE)
AE	1	Pyro	Puget Sound NSY					*		7,025	484	10-Aug-20	Scrapped 1950
AE	2	Nitro	Puget Sound NSY					*		7,025	484	1-Apr-21	Scrapped 1949
AE	3	Shooting Star	Tampa SB	34	C2	23		Alabama Drydock	Lassen	6,350	459	27-Mar-41	Scrapped 1974
AE	4	Surprise	Tampa SB	35	C2	24		Alabama Drydock	Kilauea	6,350	459	16-May-41	Later Mount Baker, scrapped 1974
AE	5	Rainbow	Tampa SB	37	C2	124		Tampa SB	Rainier	6,350	459	21-Dec-41	Scrapped 1971
AE	6	Comet	Tampa SB	38	C2	125		Tampa SB	Shasta	6,350	459	20-Jan-42	Scrapped 1970
AE	7												Number not used
AE	8	Mauna Loa	Tampa SB	94	C2-N			Tampa SB	Mauna Loa	6,350	459	27-Oct-43	Scrapped 1984
AE	9	Mazama	Tampa SB	95	C2-N			Tampa SB	Mazama	6,350	459	10-Mar-44	Scrapped 1973
AE	10	Cape Sable	Pennsylvania SY	258	C1-A	225			Sangay	6,400	412	25-Mar-43	Scrapped 1980
AE	11	Marco Polo	North Carolina SB	101	C2-S-AJ1	1356		Norshipco	Mount Hood	6,350	459	1-Jul-44	Exploded and lost in the Admiralty Islands 1944
AE	12	Midnight	North Carolina SB	120	C2-S-AJ1	1375		Norshipco	Wrangell	6,350	459	10-Oct-44	Scrapped 1986
AE	13	Akutan	Tampa SB	112	C2-N			Tampa SB	Akutan	6,350	459	15-Feb-45	Scrapped 1978
AE	14	Winged Racer	North Carolina SB	124	C2-S-AJ1	1379			Firedrake	6,350	459	27-Dec-44	Scrapped 1977
AE	15	Game Cock	North Carolina SB	126	C2-S-AJ1	1381			Vesuvius	6,350	459	16-Jan-45	Scrapped 1974
AE	16	Mount Katmal	North Carolina SB	195	C2-S-AJ1	1704			Mount Katmal	6,350	459	21-Jul-45	Scrapped 1974
AE	17	Great Sitkin	North Carolina SB	197	C2-S-AJ1	1706			Great Sitkin	6,350	459	11-Aug-45	Scrapped 1974
AE	18	Paricutin	North Carolina SB	199	C2-S-AJ1	1708			Paricutin	6,350	459	3-Mar-45	Scrapped 1973
AE	19	Diamond Head	North Carolina SB	200	C2-S-AJ1	1709		Beth Key Highway	Diamond Head	6,350	459	9-Aug-45	Sold 1974 as barge Norton Sound
AE	20	Cape Lookout	Pennsylvania SY	227	C1-A	138	1941		Fomalhaut	7,480	412	27-Dec-48	AK 22 1942, scrapped 1970
AE	21	Suribachi	Beth Sparrows Point	4536				*		9,750	512	1-Nov-56	Scrapped 2009
AE	22	Mauna Kea	Beth Sparrows Point	4537				*		9,750	512	30-Mar-57	Sunk as target 2006
AE	23	Nitro	Beth Sparrows Point	4538				*		9,750	512	24-Apr-59	Scrapped 2008
AE	24	Pyro	Beth Sparrows Point	4539				*		9,750	512	10-Jul-59	Scrapped 2012
AE	25	Haleakala	Beth Sparrows Point	4540				*		9,750	512	16-Oct-59	Scrapped 1994
AE	26	Kilauea	GD Quincy	15				*		9,340	564	10-Aug-68	Sunk as target 2012
AE	27	Butte	GD Quincy	16				*		9,340	564	14-Dec-68	Sunk as target 2006
AE	28	Santa Barbara	Beth Sparrows Point	4611				*		9,340	564	11-Jul-70	Scrapped 2006
AE	29	Mount Hood	Beth Sparrows Point	4612				*		9,340	564	16-Apr-71	Scrapped 2013
AE	30	Virgo	Federal Kearny	246	C2-S-B1	204	1943		Virgo	6,556	459	19-Aug-66	AKA 20 1943-66, scrapped 1973
AE	31	Chara	Federal Kearny	252	C2-S-B1	210	1944		Chara	6,556	459	25-Jun-66	AKA 58 1943-66, scrapped 1972
AE	32	Flint	Ingalls Pascagoula	1168				*		9,340	564	20-Nov-71	To NDRF 2013
AE	33	Shasta	Ingalls Pascagoula	1169				*		9,340	564	26-Feb-72	Scrapped 2014
AE	34	Mount Baker	Ingalls Pascagoula	1170				*		9,340	564	22-Jul-72	Scrapped 2012
AE	35	Kiska	Ingalls Pascagoula	1171				*		9,340	564	16-Dec-72	Scrapped 2013
Stores Ships (AF)
AF	1	Bridge	Boston NSY					*		5,200	424	2-Jun-17	Sold 1947 as Don Jose, scrapped 1953
AF	2	Celtic Cloud	Workman, Clark (U.K.)		Cargo Liner		1891	New York NSY	Celtic	6,750	383	25-May-98	Sold 1923
AF	3	Culgoa	J. L. Thompson (U.K.)		Cargo Liner		1889		Culgoa	6,000	346	3-Dec-98	Sold 1922
AF	4	Port Chalmers	J. L. Thompson (U.K.)		Cargo Liner		1891		Glacier	8,325	389	11-Jul-98	Sold 1922
AF	5	Harlech	S. P. Austin & Son (U.K.)					*	Pompey	3,085	245	26-May-98	To US Army 1922
AF	6	Pommern	Bremer Vulkan (Ger.)					*	Rappahannock		471	8-Dec-17	Sold 1933
AF	7	Yamhill	Moore Dry Dock	122	Cargo Liner		1918		Arctic	4,655	417	7-Nov-21	Scrapped 1947
AF	8	Yaquina	Moore Dry Dock	123	Cargo Liner		1918		Boreas	4,655	417	6-Dec-21	Scrapped 1947
AF	9	Mehanno	Moore Dry Dock	136	Cargo Liner		1918		Yukon	4,655	417	6-Dec-21	Scrapped 1946
AF	10	Stag Hound	Newport News SB	374	C2	27	1939		Aldebaran		459	10-Jan-41	Scrapped 1974
AF	11	Donald McKay	Sun Ship	175	C2	18	1939		Polaris		459	4-Apr-41	Scrapped 1974
AF	12	Quiriqua	Beth Quincy	2445	Cargo Liner		1932	Brewer's Drydock	Mizar	6,982	448	14-Jun-41	Sold 1959 as Samala, scrapped 1964
AF	13	Chiriqui	Newport News SB	346	Cargo Liner		1932	Brewer's Drydock	Tarazed	6,982	448	14-Jun-41	Sold 1946 as Blexen, scrapped 1971
AF	14	Helga	Helsingor SV (Den.)		Cargo Liner		1933	Todd Brooklyn	Uranus	3,540	270	27-Oct-41	Sold 1946 as Maria Dan, Michael 1959, scrapped 1968
AF	15	Talamanca	Newport News SB	344	Cargo Liner		1931	Maryland Drydock	Talamanca	6,963	448	28-Jan-42	Sold 1958 as Sulaco, scrapped 1964
AF	16	Pastores	Workman, Clark (U.K.)		Cargo Liner		1913		Pastores		487	13-Feb-42	Scrapped 1947
AF	17	Antigua	Beth Quincy	1444	Cargo Liner		1932		Antigua	6,982	448	28-Dec-41	Sold 1957 as Tortuga, scrapped 1964
AF	18	Calamares	Workman, Clark (U.K.)		Cargo Liner		1913	General Eng.	Calamares		487	10-Apr-43	Scrapped 1946
AF	19	Roamer	Helsingor SV (Den.)		Cargo Liner		1935	in Auckland (N.Z.)	Roamer	1,770	318	30-Aug-42	Scrapped 1946
AF	20	Australian Reefer	Nakskovs SV (Den.)		Cargo Liner		1937		Pontiac	5,410	448	12-May-42	Scrapped 1945
AF	21	Veragua	Beth Quincy	1446	Cargo Liner		1932	Todd Galveston	Merak	7,068	448	8-May-42	Sold 1959 as Sinaloa, scrapped 1965
AF	22	Jamaica	Newport News SB	354	Cargo Liner		1933	Todd Galveston	Ariel	7,068	448	14-May-42	Sold 1946 as Peten, Blumenthal, scrapped 1969
AF	23	La Perla	Cammell Laird (U.K.)		Cargo Liner		1925		Cygnus	7,170	336	11-Aug-42	Scrapped 1946
AF	24	San Mateo	Workman, Clark (U.K.)		Cargo Liner		1915		Delphinus	3,300	328	22-Aug-42	Sold 1946, scrapped 1948
AF	25	San Benito	Workman, Clark (U.K.)		Cargo Liner		1921	Beth Alameda	Taurus	6,600	325	28-Oct-42	Scrapped 1946
AF	26	Ulua	Workman, Clark (U.K.)		Cargo Liner		1917		Octans		440	11-Jun-43	Sold 1947 as Chiriqui, scrapped 1947
AF	27	Platono	Cammell Laird (U.K.)		Cargo Liner		19??		Pictor	6,000		22-Apr-43	Acquisition cancelled 1943
AF	28	Iberville	Gulf Sbldg.	12	C2-S-E1	481		* Beth Key Highway	Hyades	7,700	469	1-Aug-44	Scrapped 1984
AF	29	Topa Topa	Gulf Sbldg.	17	C2-S-E1	485		* Beth Key Highway	Graffias	7,700	469	28-Oct-44	Scrapped 1973
AF	30	Adria	Pennsylvania SY	317	R1-M-AV3	2194		* Todd Galveston		3,139	338	26-Dec-44	Scrapped 1974
AF	31	Arequipa	Pennsylvania SY	318	R1-M-AV3	2195		* Todd Galveston		3,139	338	14-Jan-45	Sold 1972, converted to a fish factory ship
AF	32	Corduba	Pennsylvania SY	319	R1-M-AV3	2196		* Todd Galveston		3,139	338	26-Jan-45	Scrapped 1974
AF	33	Karin	Pennsylvania SY	320	R1-M-AV3	2197		* Todd Galveston		3,139	338	5-Feb-45	Sold 1969, converted to drillship Typhoon, later Ocean Typhoon, Ben Ocean Typhoon, scrapped 1987
AF	34	Kerstin	Pennsylvania SY	321	R1-M-AV3	2198		* Todd Galveston		3,139	338	23-Feb-45	Scrapped
AF	35	Latona	Pennsylvania SY	322	R1-M-AV3	2199		* Todd Galveston		3,139	338	25-Feb-45	Scrapped 1973
AF	36	Lioba	Pennsylvania SY	323	R1-M-AV3	2200		* Todd Galveston		3,139	338	6-Mar-45	Scrapped 1973
AF	37	Malabar	Pennsylvania SY	324	R1-M-AV3	2201		* Todd Galveston		3,139	338	8-Mar-45	Scrapped 1974
AF	38	Merapi	Pennsylvania SY	325	R1-M-AV3	2202		* Todd Galveston		3,139	338	21-Mar-45	Sold 1966 and converted to a fish factory ship
AF	39	Palisana	Pennsylvania SY	326	R1-M-AV3	2203		* Todd Galveston		3,139	338	16-Apr-45	Scrapped 1972
AF	40	Arauca	Bremer Vulkan (Ger.)		Cargo Liner		1939	Norfolk NSY	Saturn	5,088	423	10-Apr-44	Scrapped 1972
AF	41	Stevedore Knot	Pennsylvania SY	331	R1-M-AV3	2332		* Todd Galveston	Athanasia	3,139	338	3-Apr-45	Scrapped
AF	42	Flemish Bend	Pennsylvania SY	327	R1-M-AV3	2204		* Todd Galveston	Bondia	3,139	338	14-May-45	Scrapped 1974
AF	43	Whale Knot	Pennsylvania SY	328	R1-M-AV3	2205		* Todd Galveston	Gordonia	3,139	338	1-May-45	Scrapped 1974
AF	44	Wall and Crown	Pennsylvania SY	329	R1-M-AV3	2206		* Todd Galveston	Laurentia	3,139	338	5-Jun-45	Scrapped 1973
AF	45	Lucidor	Pennsylvania SY	330	R1-M-AV3	2207		* Todd Galveston		3,139	338	5-Jul-45	Sold 1967
AF	46	Octavia	Pennsylvania SY	337	R1-M-AV3	2338		* Todd Galveston		3,139	338	19-Jun-45	Sold 1972, converted to fish factory ship Polar Pioneer, later Yardarm Knot, active
AF	47	Valentine	Pennsylvania SY	338	R1-M-AV3	2339		* Todd Galveston		3,139	338	1-Jul-45	Sold 1967, converted to fish factory ship Northgate, later All Alaskan, wrecked in the Pribilofs 1986
AF	48	Ocean Chief	Moore Dry Dock	293	R2-S-BV1	1206		* Mare Island NSY	Alstede		459	17-May-46	Scrapped 1970
AF	49	Golden Rocket	Moore Dry Dock	299	R2-S-BV1	1212		* Mare Island NSY	Zelima		459	27-Jul-46	Scrapped 1970
AF	50	Bald Eagle	Moore Dry Dock	217	C2-S-B1	186	1943		Bald Eagle	6,500	459	1-Mar-50	Scrapped 1973
AF	51	Blue Jacket	Moore Dry Dock	214	C2-S-B1	183	1943		Blue Jacket	6,500	459	1-Mar-50	Scrapped 1973
AF	52	Golden Eagle	Moore Dry Dock	215	R2-S-BV1	184	1943		Golden Eagle	6,500	459	1-Mar-50	Arcturus 1961, sunk as target 1997
AF	53	Kenneth E. Gruennert	Butler Duluth	332	C1-M-AV1	2243	1943		Grommet Reefer	2,382	339	1-Mar-50	Wrecked 1952 off Livorno
AF	54	Great Republic	Moore Dry Dock	218	C2-S-B1	187	1943		Pictor	6,500	459	13-Sep-50	Scrapped 1986
AF	55	Matchless	Moore Dry Dock	289	R2-S-BV1	1202	1943		Aludra	7,050	459	30-Nov-50	Sold 1977, scuttled 1981
AF	56	Hibbing Victory	Oregon Shipbuilding	1029	VC2-S-AP3	V113	1943		Denebola	4,960	455	3-May-52	Scrapped 1976
AF	57	Escanaba Victory	Oregon Shipbuilding	1028	VC2-S-AP3	V112	1943		Regulus	4,960	455	5-May-52	Wrecked off Kau I Chau Island 1971
AF	58	Rigel	Ingalls Pascagoula	464	Cargo Liner	MA 36			*		502	2-Sep-55	Scrapped 2008
AF	59	Vega	Ingalls Pascagoula	465	Cargo Liner	MA 37			*		502	10-Nov-55	Scrapped 1977
AF	60	Trade Wind	Moore Dry Dock	216	C2-S-B1	185	1943		Sirius	7,430	459	12-Jan-57	Scrapped 1971
AF	61	Flying Scud	Moore Dry Dock	219	C2-S-B1	188	1943		Procyon	7,430	459	24-Nov-61	Scrapped 1981
AF	62	Fleetwood	Moore Dry Dock	294	R2-S-BV1	1207	1943		Bellatrix	7,430	459	18-Nov-61	Scrapped 1969
AF	63	Arcadia Victory	California SB	V31	VC2-S-AP3	V41	1944		Asterion	4,950	455	4-Dec-61	Scrapped 1973
AF	64	Union Victory	Oregon Shipbuilding	1245	VC2-S-AP3	V683	1945		Perseus	4,950	455	4-Dec-61	Scrapped 1974
Fleet Stores Ships (AFS)
AFS	1	Mars	NASSCO	357				*		9,200	581	18-Dec-63	Sunk as target 2006
AFS	2	Sylvania	NASSCO	358				*		9,200	581	30-Jun-64	Scrapped 2001
AFS	3	Niagara Falls	NASSCO	359				*		9,200	581	26-Apr-67	Sunk as target 2012
AFS	4	White Plains	NASSCO	360				*		9,200	581	25-Oct-68	Sunk as target 2002
AFS	5	Concord	NASSCO	361				*		9,200	581	21-Nov-68	Sunk as target 2012
AFS	6	San Diego	NASSCO	362				*		9,200	581	14-Apr-69	Scrapped 2007
AFS	7	San Jose	NASSCO	363				*		9,200	581	30-Sep-70	Scrapped 2013
AFS	8	Lyness (A 339)	Swan Hunter (U.K.)				1966	Braswell SY	Sirius	10,200	523	18-Jan-81	Texas Clipper III 2005, to NDRF 2009, scrapped 2015
AFS	9	Tarbatness (A 345)	Swan Hunter (U.K.)				1967	Norshipco	Spica	10,200	523	1-Nov-81	Sunk as target 2009
AFS	10	Stromness (A 344)	Swan Hunter (U.K.)				1966	Norshipco	Saturn	10,200	523	1-Jan-83	Sunk as target 2010
Cargo and Ammunition Ships (AKE)
AKE	1	Lewis and Clark	NASSCO	471				*		26,100	689	20-Jun-06	Active
AKE	2	Sacagawea	NASSCO	472				*		26,100	689	27-Feb-07	Active
AKE	3	Alan Shepard	NASSCO	473				*		26,100	689	26-Jun-07	Active
AKE	4	Richard E. Byrd	NASSCO	474				*		26,100	689	14-Nov-07	Active
AKE	5	Robert E. Peary	NASSCO	475				*		26,100	689	5-Jun-08	Active
AKE	6	Amelia Earhart	NASSCO	476				*		26,100	689	30-Oct-08	Active
AKE	7	Carl Brashear	NASSCO	477				*		26,100	689	4-Mar-09	Active
AKE	8	Wally Schirra	NASSCO	478				*		26,100	689	1-Sep-09	Active
AKE	9	Matthew Perry	NASSCO	479				*		26,100	689	24-Feb-10	Active
AKE	10	Charles Drew	NASSCO	480				*		26,100	689	14-Jul-10	Active
AKE	11	Washington Chambers	NASSCO	481				*		26,100	689	23-Feb-11	Active
AKE	12	William McLean	NASSCO	482				*		26,100	689	23-Aug-11	Active
AKE	13	Medgar Evers	NASSCO	483				*		26,100	689	24-Apr-12	Active
AKE	14	Cesar Chavez	NASSCO	488				*		26,100	689	24-Oct-12	Active
Combat Supply Ships (AOE)
AOE	1	Sacramento	Puget Sound NSY					*		18,900	793	14-Mar-64	Scrapped 2007
AOE	2	Camden	New York Ship	542				*		18,900	793	1-Apr-67	Scrapped 2007
AOE	3	Seattle	Puget Sound NSY					*		18,900	793	5-Apr-69	Scrapped 2006
AOE	4	Detroit	Puget Sound NSY					*		18,900	793	28-Mar-70	Scrapped 2006
AOE	5							*		18,900	793		Cancelled
AOE	6	Supply	NASSCO	432				*		19,700	754	26-Feb-94	Active
AOE	7	Rainier	NASSCO	433				*		19,700	754	21-Jan-95	Active
AOE	8	Arctic	NASSCO	434				*		19,700	754	16-Sep-95	Active
AOE	9	Unnamed	NASSCO	435				*		19,700	754		Cancelled
AOE	10	Bridge	NASSCO	436				*		19,700	754	5-Aug-98	Active
Combat Resupply Ships (AOR)
AOR	1	Wichita	GD Quincy	3				*		14,000	659	9-May-69	Scrapped 2013
AOR	2	Milwaukee	GD Quincy	4				*		14,000	659	3-Oct-69	Scrapped 2009
AOR	3	Kansas City	GD Quincy	5				*		14,000	659	1-May-70	Scrapped 2013
AOR	4	Savannah	GD Quincy	6				*		14,000	659	28-Oct-70	Scrapped 2009
AOR	5	Wabash	GD Quincy	7				*		14,000	659	21-Oct-71	Scrapped 2013
AOR	6	Kalamazoo	GD Quincy	8				*		14,000	659	1-Jul-73	Scrapped 2008
AOR	7	Roanoke	NASSCO	393				*		14,000	659	14-Oct-76	Scrapped 2013
AOR	110	Dithmarschen	Schichau Werft (Ger.)		Tanker		1938		Conecuh	8,820	584	16-Feb-53	Ex-AO 110, scrapped 1960

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