GLACIER
Registry and Rig Information | |
|---|---|
| Name | GLACIER |
| Registry | U.S. |
| Official Number | 246435 |
| Rig | Propeller |
Dimensions and Tonnage | |
| Length | 323.75 |
| Width | 50.00 |
| Depth | 26.42 |
| Gross Tonnage | 3805.00 |
| Net Tonnage | 2123.00 |
| Hull Material | Steel |
| Hull Number | 00032 |
Vessel History | |
| Rebuilds | Tonnage change, 1947 (3918 gross - 2225 net). |
| History | Built as C1-M-AV1 class cargo vessel for U.S. Maritime Commission. Acquired by U.S. Navy on March 29, 1945, and commissioned on April 14, 1945. Following shakedown cruise off Galveston, TX, departed New Orleans for Pearl Harbor on May 18, 1945, arriving there on June 12. Departed Pearl June 29 with building supplies for Kwajalein; returned to San Francisco, via Eniwetok, on August 5. Following a five-month cruise to Pearl, Tarawa, Majuro, Eniwetok, Guam, and Saipan, moored at Norfolk, VA, on February 1, 1946. Decommissioned there on February 19, 1946; returned to U.S. Maritime Commission on February 22, and stricken from Navy Register on March 12, 1946. |
| Disposition | Sold through Ali Abdulaziz Al-Homaidi, of Kuwait, to Chinese mainland shipbreakers. Departed Singapore on June 10, 1970, for Hsinkang and scrapping. |
Build Information | |
| Builder | Butler, Walter Shipbuilders, Inc. |
| Place Built | Superior, WI |
| Date Built | 1945-00-00 |
Source | |
| Source | HCGL |
Vessel Names
| Name | Begin Date | End Date | Registry | Official Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLACIER (AK-183) | 1945-00-00 | 1946-00-00 | U.S. | U.S. NAVY |
| GLACIER | 1946-00-00 | 1947-00-00 | U.S. | 246435 |
| HYDRA | 1947-00-00 | 1962-00-00 | NETHERLANDS | |
| ASMA. B. | 1962-00-00 | 1970-00-00 | KUWAIT |
Vessel Owners
| Name | Begin Date | End Date | Registry | Official Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Maritime Commission | 1945-00-00 | 1945-00-00 | U.S. | 246435 |
| U.S. Navy | 1945-00-00 | 1946-00-00 | U.S. | U.S. NAVY |
| U.S. Maritime Commission | 1946-00-00 | 1947-00-00 | U.S. | 246435 |
| Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij N.V. | 1947-00-00 | 1962-00-00 | NETHERLANDS | |
| M.A. Bakhashab | 1962-00-00 | 1970-00-00 | KUWAIT |