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USS ''Almaack'' (AKA-10) was an ''Almaack'' class attack cargo ship named after ''Almaack,'' a star system in the constellation ''Andromeda''. She served as a commissioned ship for 4 years and 11 months. Laid down as the merchant ship ''Executor'' on 14 March 1940, under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 104), at Quincy, Massachusetts, by the Fore River yard of Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 21 September 1940; sponsored by Mrs. A.R. Winnett; and delivered to her owners, the American Export Lines, on 22 October 1940. ''Executor'' made two voyages to India before being acquired by the Navy on 3 June 1941 for conversion to a cargo ship. Renamed ''Almaack'' and classified as AK-27. Converted at the Tietjen and Lang Dry Dock Co., Hoboken, N.J., ''Almaack'' was commissioned at the Army Transport Service Base, Brooklyn, on 15 June 1941, Comdr. Thomas R. Cooley in command. == Early World War II North Atlantic convoy operations == ''Almaack''—with a cargo of heavy roadbuilding equipment and coal—cleared New York in convoy on 27 July 1941, bound for Iceland. Screened by a battleship, three heavy cruisers, and seven destroyers, the convoy included ''Almaack'', a transport, a storeship and an oiler, and the aircraft carrier —the latter with planes of the 33d Pursuit Squadron (Curtiss P-40s) on board, earmarked for the defense of the base in Iceland. The convoy reached Reykjavík on 6 August, with ''Wasp'' launching the planes without incident. ''Almaack'' discharged her cargo at Reykjavík over the ensuing days, and departed that port on 12 August. After loading at New York, ''Almaack'' proceeded to Trinidad, arriving there, via San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 20 September 1941. Returning thence to New York, the cargo ship sailed independently for Halifax, Nova Scotia, there joining convoy HX 154 for her second run to Iceland. On 13 November 1941, ''Almaack'', together with the storeship , an Iceland-registry freighter, and five American destroyers, cleared Iceland for a rendezvous with west-bound convoy ON 35 south of Iceland. Within 24 hours of sailing, one of the escorts, , picked up a definite sound contact and attacked, dropping depth charges. Over the next 36 hours, the ships marched and countermarched through rough seas, awaiting the tardy convoy which ultimately arrived on the morning of 15 November. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Almaack (AKA-10)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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