USS Indian Island

Indian Island in December 1945
History
United States
Name	Indian Island
Namesake	Indian Island
Builder	New England Shipbuilding Corporation, South Portland, Maine
Yard number	West Yard
Laid down	5 November 1944 as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, (MCE hull 3088)
Launched	19 December 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Mary H. Flaherty
Acquired	by the Navy, 30 December 1944
Commissioned	27 July 1945 as USS Indian Island (AG-77)
Decommissioned	11 May 1947, at Orange, Texas
Reclassified	AKS-25, 18 August 1951
Refit	Bethlehem Steel Company, Brooklyn, New York
Stricken	date unknown
Fate	scrapped at New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1961
General characteristics
Type	Basilan-class miscellaneous auxiliary
Displacement	5,371 tons light 14,200 tons full load
Length	442 ft (135 m)
Beam	57 ft (17 m)
Draft	23 ft (7.0 m)
Propulsion	Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp, Harrison, New Jersey, reciprocating steam engine, single shaft, 1,950hp
Speed	11.5 knots
Complement	891 officers and enlisted
Armament	one single 5 in (130 mm) dual purpose gun mount; four single 40 mm AA gun mounts; eight single 20 mm AA gun mounts

USS Indian Island (AG-77/AKS-25) was a Basilan-class miscellaneous auxiliary acquired by the U.S. Navy shortly before the end of World War II. She was used to transport personnel and carry cargo and was inactivated and disposed of shortly after the war.

Constructed at Portland, Maine

Indian Island (AG-77) was launched under U.S. Maritime Commission contract by the New England Shipbuilding Corporation, South Portland, Maine, 19 December 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Mary H. Flaherty; acquired by the Navy 30 December 1944; converted to an AG by Bethlehem Steel Company, Brooklyn, New York; and commissioned 27 July 1945.

World War II-related service

After shakedown in Chesapeake Bay, Indian Island sailed for the U.S. West Coast via the Panama Canal Zone, arriving San Diego, California, 19 September 1945. She departed San Diego 27 September en route to Shanghai, China, and Sasebo, Japan, where she embarked veterans for return to the United States.

Returning to San Francisco 4 December, Indian Island departed for Orange, Texas, 14 December where she arrived 2 January 1946.

Inactivation

Indian Island decommissioned at Orange, Texas, 11 May 1947 and joined the Texas Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet. Reclassified AKS-25, 18 August 1951, Indian Island remained in the Reserve Fleet until sold for scrapping in August 1960.

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - USS Indian Island (AG-77)