USS Beltrami

USS Beltrami (AK-162) at anchor, on the Whangpoo River, off Shanghai, China, c. 18 November to 26 January 1946
History
United States
Name	Beltrami
Namesake	Beltrami County, Minnesota
Ordered	as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2107[1]
Builder	Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Richmond, California
Yard number	64[1]
Laid down	18 July 1944
Launched	26 September 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Marvin A. Thrash
Acquired	4 January 1945
Commissioned	4 January 1945
Decommissioned	10 November 1955
Stricken	1 April 1960
Identification	Hull symbol: AK-162 Code letters: NEFU
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 28 July 1960, to Hugo Neu Steel Products
General characteristics [2]
Class and type	Alamosa-class cargo ship
Type	C1-M-AV1
Tonnage	5,032 long tons deadweight (DWT)[1]
Displacement	2,382 long tons (2,420 t) (standard) 7,450 long tons (7,570 t) (full load)
Length	388 ft 8 in (118.47 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	21 ft 1 in (6.43 m)
Installed power	1 × Nordberg, TSM 6 diesel engine 1,750 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × propeller
Speed	11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity	3,945 t (3,883 long tons) DWT 9,830 cu ft (278 m3) (refrigerated) 227,730 cu ft (6,449 m3) (non-refrigerated)
Complement	15 Officers 70 Enlisted
Armament	1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber dual purpose gun (DP) 6 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons

USS Beltrami (AK-162) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.