USS Autauga

USS Autauga (AK-160) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II.

[3] After conversion to a cargo ship at the Navy Dry docks, Terminal Island, California, between 6 December 1944 and 9 January 1945, Autauga conducted her shakedown training out of San Pedro, Los Angeles, from 10 to 22 January before shifting to Port Chicago, California early in February to load cargo.

Autauga then departed San Francisco, California, on 16 February and, following a stop in the Marshalls, reached the Carolines one month later.

[3] Leaving Ulithi in her wake on 9 July, the cargo ship sailed for the Marshalls and reached Eniwetok on the 16th to resume operation as an ammunition issue and rework vessel of Service Division 102.

[3] Decommissioned on 24 June 1946, Autauga was delivered to the WSA the next day, and her name was struck from the Navy List on 19 July 1946.