The Mount McKinley-class command ship was a ship class of command ships of the United States Navy during World War II and the Cold War. All eight ships were converted from Type C2-S-AJ1 cargo ships.
USS Mount Olympus in 1944
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USS Mount McKinley was the lead ship of the Mount McKinley class of amphibious force command ships. She was named after the highest mountain in North America. She was designed as an amphibious force f
Mount McKinley-class command ship
…combat. Ships in the class Mount McKinley-class command ship Hull no. Name Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate AGC-7 / LCC-7 Mount McKinley North Carolina Shipbuilding Co. 31 July 1943 27 September 1943 1 May 1944 26 March 1970 Scrapped, 22 September 1977 AGC-8 Mount Olympus 3 August 1943…
USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7)
MacArthur observes the naval shelling of Incheon from Mount McKinley, 15 September 1950 with Brigadier General Courtney Whitney (left) and Major General Edward M. Almond (right).
Mount McKinley off Vietnam, in 1969.