| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Metomkin |
| Namesake | Metomkin Island, a barrier island off the east coast of Virginia |
| Builder | John A. Mathis Co., Camden, New Jersey |
| Laid down | in 1944 |
| Completed | as Coastal Freighter U.S. Army FS-316, date not known |
| Acquired | by the U.S. Navy, 28 February 1947, at Subic Bay in the Philippines |
| Commissioned | 16 August 1947 as USS Metomkin (AG-136) at Apra Harbor, Guam |
| Decommissioned | 3 August 1951 |
| Renamed | Metomkin 3 April 1947 |
| Reclassified | AKL-7, 31 March 1949 |
| Stricken | 16 January 1952 |
| Fate | Transferred to the U.S. Department of the Interior, 3 August 1951, at Guam |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Camano-class cargo ship |
| Displacement | 465 tons |
| Length | 177' |
| Beam | 32' |
| Draft | 10' |
| Propulsion | two 500hp GM Cleveland Division 6-278A 6-cyl V6 diesel engines, twin screws |
| Speed | 13 knots |
| Complement | 26 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | two machine guns |
USS Metomkin (AG-136/AKL-7) was a Camano-class cargo ship constructed for the U.S. Army as USA FS-316 shortly before the end of World War II and later acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1947. She was configured as a transport and cargo ship and was assigned to serve the World War II Trust Territories in the Pacific Ocean.