The USS Liguria (AKS-15) was an Acubens-class general stores issue ship constructed for the U.S. Navy during World War II. Laid down on September 19, 1944, by the New England Shipbuilding Corporation in South Portland, Maine, she was launched on November 1, 1944, and acquired by the Navy on November 20, 1944. The ship was commissioned on July 12, 1945, and served primarily in the Pacific theater during the final months of the war. Designated as a stores issue ship, Liguria's role was to deliver and disburse supplies and equipment to various locations in war zones. Following her shakedown in Chesapeake Bay, she loaded stores at the Naval Supply Depot in Bayonne, New Jersey, and set sail for the Pacific on September 7, 1945. Notably, during her voyage from Pearl Harbor to Japan on October 12, Liguria participated in rescuing the crew of a downed Army B-24 bomber, transferring the rescued personnel to the submarine chaser PC-485. Arriving at Sasebo, Japan, on October 31, 1945, Liguria operated in the Yellow Sea for about six months, transporting passengers, stores, and cargo supporting the occupation of South Korea and naval forces along northern China. Her ports of call included Fusan and Jinsen in Korea, and Tientsin, Qingdao, and Shanghai in China, where she delivered provisions. She departed Shanghai on April 22, 1946, heading back to the United States, arriving in San Francisco on May 21, 1946. She later traveled to Pearl Harbor, arriving on June 29, 1946. Decommissioned in July 1946, Liguria was transferred to the Maritime Commission in April 1947 and placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, California. She remained berthed there until her sale for scrap in March 1974 to Donkuk Steel Co. of America for $516,645. The vessel's service, though brief, exemplified the logistical support crucial to U.S. naval operations during the immediate post-war period.

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