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'''USS ''Pavo'' (AK-139)''' was a {{sclass|Crater|cargo ship}} commissioned by the [[U.S. Navy]] for service in World War II, named after the constellation [[Pavo (constellation)|Pavo]]. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.

==Built in Houston, Texas==

''Pavo'' (AK–139) was laid down as SS ''James S. Hogg'' under a [[Maritime Commission]] contract by [[Todd Houston Shipbuilding]] Corp., [[Houston, Texas]], 8 March 1943, launched 23 April 1943; sponsored by Miss Ima Hogg; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission under [[bareboat charter]] 29 November 1943; renamed ''Pavo'' 14 December 1943; converted for Navy use at the [[U.S. Naval Dry Docks]], [[Terminal Island, California]], and commissioned at [[San Pedro, California]], 14 January 1944.

== World War II Pacific Theatre operations ==

After [[sea trial|shakedown]], ''Pavo'' loaded cargo at [[San Diego, California]], and sailed for Hawaii. She reached [[Pearl Harbor]] 28 February; and, following a month's training, she sailed for the Central Pacific in [[convoy]] 21 March. She arrived [[Majuro]], [[Marshall Islands|Marshalls]], ten days later and began extensive cargo shuttle operations which, for the next nine months, sent her throughout the Central Pacific. After completing runs to [[Kwajalein]] and [[Roi-Namur|Roi]], she transported men and supplies to [[Tarawa]], [[Gilbert Islands|Gilberts]], early in May. She returned damaged material to Pearl Harbor later that month; thence, she resumed supply operations out of the Marshalls.

=== Delivering cargo at Saipan ===

On 23 July ''Pavo'' departed [[Eniwetok]] in convoy for the [[Mariana Islands|Marianas]]. Arriving [[Saipan]] the 28th, she discharged tons of cargo both there and at the recently captured island of [[Tinian]]. She returned to Eniwetok in mid-August, but by 1 September she had resumed offloading cargo at Saipan. Less than a [[fortnight]] later she transported cargo to [[Guam]] before heading back to Eniwetok 13 September. During the next three months she continued her busy schedule with a run to the Gilberts, inter-island shuttles in the Marshalls, and a four-week deployment to American bases in the Marianas.

=== Supporting troops and ship in the Philippines ===

Departing Saipan 12 December, ''Pavo'' steamed via Eniwetok to Pearl Harbor where she underwent voyage repairs during much of January 1945. She returned to the [[U.S. West Coast]] 10 February, and, after loading supplies at [[Seattle, Washington]], she departed for the Western Pacific 24 February. Her deployment sent her via Pearl, the Marshalls, and the [[Caroline Islands|Carolines]] to [[Kossol Roads]], where she arrived 8 May. Four days later she was ordered to the [[Philippines]] and she reached [[San Pedro Bay (Philippines)|San Pedro Bay]], [[Leyte]], 15 May. For more than two months she served as a station cargo ship in [[Leyte Gulf]]. She completed discharging cargo 23 July, and on 2 August she sailed for the United States.

=== End-of-war activity ===

''Pavo'' arrived San Pedro, California, 31 August; thence, following repairs at [[Terminal Island]], she departed for the Atlantic Coast 13 October. Her voyage sent her through the [[Panama Canal]] 27 October, and on 3 November she entered [[Hampton Roads, Virginia]].

== Post-war decommissioning ==

''Pavo'' began deactivation overhaul at [[Portsmouth Naval Shipyard]] 21 November. She decommissioned at [[Norfolk, Virginia]], 30 November 1945 and was returned to WSA at [[Lee Hall, Virginia]], 1 December. Her name was struck from the [[Naval Vessel Register]] 19 December 1945. In 1970, she was in the [[National Defense Reserve Fleet]] as SS ''James S. Hogg'', based in the [[James River]], Virginia. Final Disposition: fate unknown.

==References==
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* {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/p/pavo.html}}

==External links==
* {{navsource|09/13/130139|Pavo}}

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