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USS Prentiss 

cargo ship of the United States Navy
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Operator	United States Navy
Manufacturer	North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
Country of registry	United States of America
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Ship[edit]

• Type: Attack cargo ship, type C2-S-AJ3, Tolland class
• Built by: North Carolina Shipbuilding, Wilmington NC
• Yard No: 190 (MC# 1699)
• Keel laid: 1944.10.10
• Launched: 1944.12.06
• Completed: 1945.02
• Length over all: 459.1 ft
• Beam: 63 ft
• GRT: 8182
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History[edit]

• 1945 Named USS Prentiss (AKA-102); Flag: United States
• 1946.06 Laid up
• 1947.10 Renamed Alcoa Ranger; Flag: United States
  • Official number: 253116
  • Call sign: KSOE
  • Port: New York
  • Owner: Alcoa S.S. Co., Inc.
• 1967.02 Renamed Cortez; Flag: United States
  • Port: New York
  • Call sign: KSOE
  • Owner: Cortez Shipping Corp.
• 1969.11 Renamed Jody Re; Flag: United States
  • Call sign: KSOE
  • Port: New York
  • Owner: Crest Overseas Shipping Co., Inc.
• 1969.12.18 Ran aground off Nicaragua
• 1970.03 Sold to Spain for scrapping
  • Scrapped at Hierros Ardes Sosiega Anonima, Bilbao, Spain