SS Corvus
''Corvus'' was the name of several steamships *, a World War I era United States cargo ship transferred to the USSR and wrecked in 1945 *, a Norwegian cargo ship torpedoed and sunk by on 27 February 1945 See also * USS ''Corvus'', a U.S. Navy attack cargo ship in service from 1944 to 1946 {{DEFAULTSORT:Corvus Ship names ...
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USS Corvus
USS ''Corvus'' (AKA-26) was an in service with the United States navy from 1944 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1964. History ''Corvus'' (AKA-26) was named after the southern constellation Corvus. She was launched 24 September 1944 by Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc., Providence, R.I., under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. O. Parks; acquired by the Navy 20 November 1944; and commissioned the same day. ''Corvus'' departed Providence 2 December 1944 for San Francisco, where she loaded cargo for Leyte. Arriving in the Philippines 21 February 1945, ''Corvus'' discharged cargo at Guiuan for the establishment of an air base there, and transferred cargo at Dulag. On 13 March she began rehearsals for the Okinawa operation, and sailed from Leyte Gulf 27 March for the landings 1 April. She remained off Okinawa undergoing the first of the kamikaze attacks, until 10 April when she sailed with Army casualties for Guam, arriving 14 April. Corvus then sailed for Pearl Harbor where, ...
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