page_title: USNS New Bedford
hierarchical_section_title: USNS New Bedford
caption_attribution_description: USS New Bedford (AKL-17)
context_page_description: USNS New Bedford was a Navy owned Military Sea Transportation Service civilian crewed Camano-class cargo ship originally constructed for the U.S. Army as the coastal freighter FS-289 shortly before the end of World War II.
context_section_description: USNS New Bedford (FS-289/AKL-17) was a Navy owned Military Sea Transportation Service civilian crewed Camano-class cargo ship originally constructed for the U.S. Army as the coastal freighter FS-289 shortly before the end of World War II.
caption: New Bedford at anchor, c. 1944-current, location Ballard Shipyards
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