USS Caledonia (AK-167)
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Caledonia |
| Namesake | Caledonia County, Vermont |
| Ordered | as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2112 |
| Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Richmond, California |
| Yard number | 69 |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | 1 January 1945 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. V. Brown |
| Acquired | 13 March 1945 |
| Commissioned | 13 March 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 25 March 1946 |
| Stricken | 12 April 1946 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold 7 March 1947, to Rederi A / S Hauk (Bucha Goding & Co.), Oslo, Norway |
| Norway | |
| Name | Norse Captain |
| Owner | Rederi A / S Hauk (Bucha Goding & Co.) |
| Acquired | 7 March 1947 |
| Fate | Sold 1962 |
| Philippines | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | |
| Owner | Philippine President Lines Inc. |
| Acquired | 1962 |
| Fate | Sold to Seven Brothers Shipping Corp., Manila in 1965 |
| Philippines | |
| Name | Seven Kings |
| Namesake | |
| Owner | Philippine President Lines Inc. |
| Acquired | 1965 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5216240 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping to Li Chong Co., Ltd. in September 1980 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Alamosa-class cargo ship |
| Type | C1-M-AV1 |
| Tonnage | 5,032 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 388 ft 8 in (118.47 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft | 21 ft 1 in (6.43 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 1 × propeller |
| Speed | 11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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USS Caledonia (AK-167) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.