The USS Glacier (AK-183) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship constructed during the final stages of World War II. Launched on April 22, 1944, by Walter Butler Shipbuilding in Superior, Wisconsin, she was built under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2114). The ship was sponsored by Miss Agnes Kennedy and acquired by the U.S. Navy on March 29, 1945. She was commissioned on April 14, 1945. Designed for logistical support, Glacier was a typical cargo vessel of her class, capable of transporting general supplies and materials across the Pacific theater. After her shakedown cruise off Galveston, Texas, she loaded lumber and metal drums in New Orleans and set sail for Pearl Harbor, arriving there on June 12, 1945, to unload her cargo. On June 29, 1945, she departed with building supplies destined for Kwajalein, returning via Eniwetok to San Francisco by August 5. Subsequently, she undertook a five-month voyage from San Francisco to various Pacific locations, including Pearl Harbor, Tarawa, Majuro, Eniwetok, Guam, and Saipan, delivering general cargo to support Allied operations. Glacier's service in the Navy was brief; she arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, on February 1, 1946, completing her missions. She was decommissioned there on February 19, 1946, and returned to the Maritime Commission three days later. The vessel was stricken from the Navy List on March 12, 1946. Post-military service, she was acquired by the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Matsschappij, N.V., of Amsterdam, and renamed Ydra. Operating under the Dutch flag from 1947 to 1962, she served out of Amsterdam. In 1962, she was sold to Saudi Lines, renamed Asma B, and continued commercial operations until 1970. The ship was ultimately sold for scrap in July 1970 at HSINKANG, China. Throughout her career, Glacier exemplified the versatile utility of wartime cargo ships, serving both military and commercial needs across multiple decades.

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