SS Kopara
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| History | |
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 United States
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| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | in 1938 as SS Kopara |
| Acquired: | 21 September 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 23 September 1942 |
| Decommissioned: | 12 January 1945 |
| Struck: | date unknown |
| Fate: | broken up in 1987 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 679 tons |
| Length: | 193 ft (59 m) |
| Beam: | 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m) |
| Draught: | 18 ft 8 in (5.69 m) |
| Propulsion: | two sets of four-cylinder diesel engines, twin screws |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
| Armament: | four 40 mm guns |
USS Kopara (AK-62/AG-50) was a cargo ship purchased by the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was responsible for delivering goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.
Kopara (AK-62) was built in 1938 by Henry Robb Limited of Leith, Scotland. She was purchased in early August 1942 from her owner, Richardson & Co., Napier, New Zealand, through the New Zealand Government; and commissioned 21 September 1942 at Auckland, Lt. (j.g.) H. R. Greeley in command.
Reclassified as AG-50 on 23 September, Kopara departed Auckland 5 October for supply runs from Noumea, New Caledonia, and Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, to Guadalcanal and Tulagi, Solomons. Arriving Noumea 9 October, she steamed on the 14th for Espiritu Santo to take on board supplies for the embattled American force on Guadalcanal. Loaded with torpedoes and general cargo and escorted by Nicholas (DD-449), she departed 19 October. Kopara arrived Lunga Roads during midwatch 22 October and began unloading operations which were completed that evening despite harassing gunfire from enemy shore batteries and a noon attack by Japanese dive bombers. Protected by Nicholas, Kopara departed Guadalcanal undamaged and returned to Noumea 27 October.
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