USS Shoshone (AKA-65)

History
United States
Name	USS Shoshone
Namesake	Shoshone River
Builder	North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, North Carolina
Laid down	12 May 1944
Launched	17 July 1944
Commissioned	24 September 1944
Decommissioned	28 June 1946
Stricken	19 July 1946
Honors and awards	2 battle stars (World War II)
Fate	Sold into merchant service, 1947 Scrapped, 1971
General characteristics
Class and type	Tolland-class attack cargo ship
Displacement	6,318 long tons (6,419 t)
Length	459 ft 2 in (139.95 m)
Beam	63 ft (19 m)
Draft	26 ft 4 in (8.03 m)
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Complement	395
Armament	1 × 5"/38 caliber gun 4 × twin 40 mm guns 16 × 20 mm guns

USS Shoshone (AKA-65) was a Tolland-class attack cargo ship of the United States Navy, named after a river in Wyoming. She was designed to carry military cargo and landing craft, and to use the latter to land weapons, supplies, and Marines on enemy shores during amphibious operations. USS Shoshone served as a commissioned ship for 21 months.

She was laid down as a Type C2-S-AJ3 ship on 12 May 1944 under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1388) by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, North Carolina, and launched on 17 July 1944, sponsored by Mrs. N. J. Smith. Briefly in commission, from 31 August to 4 September 1944, for the voyage from Wilmington to the Charleston Navy Yard, where she completed fitting out and was commissioned on 24 September 1944.