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Photo # NH 74690:  Army cargo ship FP-344 fitting out at Kewaunee, Wisconsin, 1944

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-- SHIPS of the UNITED STATES ARMY --

U.S. Army cargo ship FP-344 (1944-1966).
Later renamed FS-344

FP-344, an 850-ton general purpose supply vessel built at Kewaunee, Wisconsin, was delivered to the U.S. Army Transportation Corps in July 1944. She was later renamed FS-344 and served in the Philippines area. Laid up in 1954, she remained in reserve until April 1966, when she was transferred to the Navy, which converted her into the environmental research ship USS Pueblo (AGER-2).

This page features all our views of U.S. Army cargo ship FP-344, later renamed FS-344.

For additional views related to this ship, taken following her transfer to the Navy, see:

  • USS Pueblo (AGER-2).


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

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    Photo #: NH 74690

    U.S. Army Cargo Vessel FP-344
    (1944)

    Fitting out at the Kewaunee Shipbuilding & Engineering Corp. shipyard, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, circa July 1944.
    FP-344 was later renamed FS-344. Transferred to the Navy in 1966, she became USS Pueblo (AGER-2).

    Courtesy of Kewaunee Shipbuilding Corp., 1968.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 75KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 74689

    U.S. Army Cargo Vessel FP-344
    (1944)

    Photographed shortly after launching, at Kewaunee, Wisconsin, 16 April 1944.
    FP-344 was later renamed FS-344. Transferred to the Navy in 1966, she became USS Pueblo (AGER-2).

    Courtesy of Kewaunee Shipbuilding Corp., 1968.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 81KB; 595 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 74688

    U.S. Army Cargo Vessel FP-344
    (1944)

    Sponsor's party at the ship's launching, at Kewaunee, Wisconsin, 16 April 1944. The sponsor, Mrs. C.L. Duvall, is in the right foreground. She was the mother of Lieutenant C.G. Duvall, USAAC, who had recently been killed in the crash of a bomber.
    Also present are (from left to right):
    H.C. Brogan, Vice President and General Manager, Kewaunee Shipbuilding & Engineering Corporation;
    C.L. Duvall, Mayor of Kewaunee, Wisc.; and
    The Reverend L.A. Spooner, of the Kewaunee Congregational Church, who delivered the invocation at the ceremonies.
    FP-344 was later renamed FS-344. Transferred to the Navy in 1966, she became USS Pueblo (AGER-2).

    Courtesy of Kewaunee Shipbuilding Corp., 1968.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 81KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     

    For additional views related to this ship, taken following her transfer to the Navy, see:

  • USS Pueblo (AGER-2).


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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