U.S. Army cargo ship FP-344 (1944-1966)

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FP-344, an 850-ton general purpose supply vessel built at Kewaunee, Wisconsin, was delivered to the U.S. Army Transportation Corps in July 1944. She was later renamed FS-344 and served in the Philippines area. Laid up in 1954, she remained in reserve until April 1966, when she was transferred to the Navy, which converted her into the environmental research ship USS Pueblo (AGER-2).

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