Name USS Leyden Commissioned 22 May 1944 Launched 1911 Builder Harlan and Hollingsworth | Acquired 22 May 1944 Decommissioned 23 July 1945 Length 89 m | |
Fate Sold into commercial service, 7 November 1946 Displacement 2,500 long tons (2,540 t) | ||
USS Leyden (IX-167), was an auxiliary transport ship of the United States Navy during World War II. She was built as the Northland by Harlan & Hollingsworth Corp., Wilmington, Delaware, in 1911.
Service history
During the first part of World War II, she operated as a transport with the British Royal Navy. She was assigned the name Leyden (IX-167) on 18 May 1944, acquired by the US Navy and commissioned on 22 May 1944, Lt. William S. Johnson in command.
From her commissioning until July 1945, Leyden operated as a naval auxiliary in British staging areas and French ports during the final European campaigns of World War II.
Leyden was decommissioned at Falmouth, England, on 23 July 1945 for return to the War Shipping Administration (WSA), and was sold to the Fu Chung International Corp., on 7 November 1946. She was renamed Hung Chong.