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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Estero |
| Namesake | Estero Island in Florida |
| Acquired | March 1947 |
| Commissioned | 5 July 1947, as AG-134 (Miscellaneous Auxiliary) |
| Decommissioned | 22 January 1960 |
| Reclassified | AKL-5 (Light Cargo Ship), 31 March 1949 |
| Stricken | 1 February 1960 |
| Honours and awards | 7 battle stars (Korea) |
| Fate | Sold commercial 1946, scrapped September 1994 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Camano-class cargo ship |
| Displacement | 500 long tons (508 t) |
| Length | 177 ft (53.9 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10.1 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × General Motors 6-278A V6 diesel engines, 500 hp (373 kW) each, 2 screws |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 26 |
| Armament | None |
USS Estero (AG-134/AKL-5) was a Camano-class cargo ship in the United States Navy. She was named after Estero Island off the coast of Florida.
Estero, which originally served with the U.S. Army as USA FS-275, was acquired by the U.S. Navy in March 1947 and commissioned on 5 July.