USNS Sgt. Jack J. Pendleton (T-AKV-5)
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| Namesake: | Jack J. Pendleton awarded the Medal of Honor |
| Ordered: | as type (VC2-S-AP3) hull, MCV hull 109 |
| Builder: | Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Portland, Oregon |
| Laid down: | 15 April 1944, as SS Mandan Victory |
| Launched: | 26 May 1944 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. George C. Carter |
| Completed: | 19 June 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 23 April 1948, by the U.S. Army as USAT Sgt. Jack J. Pendelton |
| Decommissioned: | 1 March 1950 |
| In service: | 1 March 1950 as Aircraft Transport USNS Sgt Jack J. Pendelton (T-AKV-5) |
| Out of service: | 1973 |
| Reclassified: | 7 May 1956 Cargo Ship USNS Sgt Jack J. Pendelton (T-AK-276) |
| Struck: | 1973 |
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| Fate: | grounded on Triton Island in 1973, attempts at trying to remove the ship from the reef failed |
| Status: | lost due to grounding |
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| Class and type: | Lt. James E. Robinson-class cargo ship |
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| Length: | 455 ft (139 m) |
| Beam: | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Draft: | 28 ft 7 in (8.71 m) |
| Installed power: | 8,500 shp (6,300 kW) |
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| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement: | 55 |
| Armament: | none |
USNS Sgt. Jack J. Pendleton (T-AKV-5 /T-AK-276) was a Lt. James E. Robinson-class cargo ship constructed during World War II and placed into service under cognizance of the U.S. Maritime Commission.
Post-war she was acquired by the U.S. Army and placed into service as USAT Sgt. Jack J. Pendleton. In 1950 she was reacquired by the Navy and placed into service as the USNS Sgt Jack J. Pendleton (T-AKV-5). Pendleton continued to serve her country throughout the Korean War and Vietnam War.
In 1973, while sailing in the Paracel Islands, Sgt Jack J. Pendleton struck a reef off Triton Island. Attempts to remove her from the reef failed, and she was abandoned.
Sgt. Jack J. Pendleton was laid down under Maritime Commission contract as Mandan Victory (MCV hull 109) on 15 April 1944 by the Oregon Shipbuilding Corp., Portland, Oregon; launched on 26 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. George C. Carter; and delivered to the Maritime Commission's War Shipping Administration on 19 June 1944.
Operated under a general agency agreement by the Isthmian Steamship Co. for the remainder of World War II and during the postwar period, Mandan Victory was subsequently operated by the Waterman Steamship Corporation and by A. L. Burbank and Co. In December 1947, she was laid up with the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Wilmington, Delaware.
On 23 April 1948, she was transferred to the Army. Renamed Sgt. Jack J. Pendleton, the Victory ship received miscellaneous alterations, including the addition of radar and the enlargement of her hatches, during the summer; and, in the fall, she commenced 18 months of operations under the Army Transportation Service.
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