The Camano class was a class of light cargo ships of the United States Navy. The fifteen ships of the class were originally built as Design 381 coastal freighters or Design 427 coastal freighters and were converted to light cargo ships during 1949 and 1950 after acquisition by the United States Navy.
Ships in class NameAcquiredCommissionedFateCamano (AKL-1)16 July 194716 July 1947UnknownDeal (AKL-2)2 March 19473 August 1947Sold 18 December 1961Elba (AKL-3)14 March 19473 July 1947transferred to Department of the Interior 29 January 1952Errol (AKL-4)3 April 19479 July 1947transferred to Department of the Interior 29 January 1952Estero (AKL-5)March 19475 July 1947struck 1 February 1960Jekyl (AKL-6)22 February 19472 May `1947Sold 18 May 1960Metomkin (AKL-7)28 February 194716 August 1947struck 16 January 1952Roque (AKL-8)21 February 19472 May 1947struck 29 January 1952Ryer (AKL-9)22 February 19478 June 1947struck 1 July 1961; scrappedSharps (AKL-10)March 19473 August 1947struck 20 August 1971, sold to South Korean Navy as Kun SanTorry (AKL-11)22 February 19473 April 1947struck 29 January 1952Mark (AKL-12)30 September 19472 December 1947transferred to Republic of China Navy 1971Tingles (AKL-13)September 19472 December 1947struck 1969, renamed MV Ran-Annim, scrapped in 1982 USS Tingles (AKL-13)Hewell (AKL-14)2 February 19485 June 1948struck 1 November 1959New Bedford (AKL-17)1 July 19501 July 1950struck 4 April 1995
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