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USS Wrangell (AE-12)
"Semper Fortis"
USS Wrangell (AE-12) Background
USS Wrangell (AE-12) was a Mount Hood-class ammunition ship Wrangell (AE-12) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1375) as SS Midnight on February 1944 at Wilmington, N.C., by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Corp.; launched on 14 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. G. T. Cambell; delivered to the Navy, incomplete, on 28 May 1944; moved to Hampton Roads, Va.; converted to an ammunition ship by the Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.; and commissioned on 10 October 1944 at the Norfolk Navy Yard, COMDr. Haskell C. Todd in command.
USS Wrangell (AE-12) Shirts, Hoodies & Gifts
Whether you wore the uniform, had family aboard, or simply respect the ship's place in naval history, shop USS Wrangell (AE-12) merchandise built around shirts, hoodies, patches, decals, and gifts.
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