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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Ordered | as R1-M-AV3 hull, MC hull 2207 |
| Builder | Pennsylvania Shipyards |
| Laid down | 1 December 1944 |
| Launched | 25 January 1945 |
| Acquired | 16 June 1945 |
| Commissioned | 5 July 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 26 May 1946 |
| Stricken | date unknown |
| Fate | declared a total loss as a result of the beaching |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 2,120 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Displacement | 3,139 t.(lt) 6,240 t.(fl) |
| Length | 338 ft (103 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draught | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| Propulsion | diesel engine, single screw, 1,700shp |
| Speed | 12 kts. (max) |
| Complement | 84 |
| Armament | one single 3 in (76 mm) dual purpose gun mount, six single 20 mm gun mounts |
USS Lucidor (AF-45) was an Adria-class stores ship in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946. She was sold into commercial service in 1967 and was lost in 1977.
Lucidor was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract by Pennsylvania Shipyards, Beaumont, Texas, 1 December 1944; launched 25 January 1945; sponsored by Mrs. J. Y. Powell, acquired by the Navy 16 June 1945; and commissioned 6 July 1945 at Galveston, Texas.
After shakedown, Lucidor loaded cargo at Mobile, Alabama, and steamed for Pearl Harbor, arriving there 1 September. Loaded with fleet provisions, the storeship sailed for the Marshall Islands, arriving Eniwetok 26 September.
From October 1945 to April 1946 Lucidor made supply runs to bases scattered throughout the western and central Pacific Ocean. She also operated in the Far East, transporting dry and refrigerated cargo to Japan and Qingdao, China. Crew toured Hiroshima in November 1945.
Lucidor returned San Francisco, California, 10 May 1946 and decommissioned there on the 26th. She was returned to War Shipping Administration the same day and entered the National Defense Reserve Fleet and berthed in Puget SoundatOlympia, Washington. She was struck from the Naval Register (date unknown) and sold for commercial service by the Maritime Administration in 1967 to the Alaska Steamship Company, Seattle, Washington, and renamed Polar Pioneer. She was:
Lucidor’s crew was eligible for the following medals:
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
