USS Tipton (AK-215) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship that was constructed for the US Navy during the closing period of World War II.

Tipton was laid down under US Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2169, on 28 December 1944, at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by the Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company; launched on 13 March 1945; sponsored by Mrs. W. F. Maister; transferred to the Navy Department on 7 September 1945; and commissioned on 9 October 1945.

She was one of two MARCOM C1-M-AV1 freighters acquired by the Coast Guard after World War II, along with her sister Kukui,[1][USCG 1] which provided service in the construction of the many LORAN stations planned for operation around the globe.

[4] She was converted for use as a construction supply freighter at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland.

However, she was renamed Sea-Alaska and converted to a Fish Factory ship owned by Trident Seafoods Inc. She was scrapped in 2007.