From: Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, V. 6, 1976, p. 553.
Counties in Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
(AK-212: dp. 7,125; l. 338'6"; b. 50'; dr. 21'1"; s. 11.5 k.; cpl. 85; a. 1 3"; cl. Alamosa; T. C1-M-AV1)
The third Somerset (AK-212) (ex-MC hull 2166) was laid down on 9 October 1944 by the Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, Wisc.; launched on 21 January 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Fred Bradley; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on 20 September 1945; and commissioned the same day.
Somerset was acquired for Navy use as a cargo ship; but, due to the cessation of hostilities with Japan, she saw no naval service. She was returned to the Maritime Commission on 2 November 1945 and struck from the Navy list on 5 December 1945.
Transcribed by Richard H. Bouchard.