USS Pavo ( AK - 139 ) USS " Pavo " ( AK - 139 ) was an commissioned by the U . S . Navy for service in World War II , named after the constellation Pavo . She was responsible for delivering troops , goods and equipment to locations in the war zone . " Pavo " ( AK – 139 ) was laid down as " SS James S . Hogg " under a Maritime Commission contract by Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corp . , Houston , Texas , 8 March 1943 , launched 23 April 1943 ; sponsored by Miss Ima Hogg ; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission under bareboat charter 29 November 1943 ; renamed " Pavo " 14 December 1943 ; converted for Navy use at the U . S . Naval Dry Docks , Terminal Island , California , and commissioned at San Pedro , California , 14 January 1944 , Lt . Comdr . Roswell E . King in command . World War II Pacific Theatre operations . After shakedown , " Pavo " loaded cargo at San Diego , California , and sailed for Hawaii . She reached Pearl Harbor 28 February ; and , following a month ' s training , she sailed for the Central Pacific in convoy 21 March . She arrived Majuro , Marshalls , ten days later and began extensive cargo shuttle operations which , for the next nine months , sent her throughout the Central Pacific . After completing runs to Kwajalein and Roi , she transported men and supplies to Tarawa , Gilberts , early in May . She returned damaged material to Pearl Harbor later that month ; thence , she resumed supply operations out of the Marshalls . Delivering cargo at Saipan . On 23 July " Pavo " departed Eniwetok in convoy for the Marianas . Arriving Saipan the 28th , she discharged tons of cargo both there and at the recently captured island of Tinian . She returned to Eniwetok in mid - August , but by 1 September she had resumed offloading cargo at Saipan . Less than a fortnight later she transported cargo to Guam before heading back to Eniwetok 13 September . During the next three months she continued her busy schedule with a run to the Gilberts , inter - island shuttles in the Marshalls , and a four - week deployment to American bases in the Marianas . Supporting troops and ship in the Philippines . Departing Saipan 12 December , " Pavo " steamed via Eniwetok to Pearl Harbor where she underwent voyage repairs during much of January 1945 . She returned to the U . S . West Coast 10 February , and , after loading supplies at Seattle , Washington , she departed for the Western Pacific 24 February . Her deployment sent her via Pearl , the Marshalls , and the Carolines to Kossol Roads , where she arrived 8 May . Four days later she was ordered to the Philippines and she reached San Pedro Bay , Leyte , 15 May . For more than two months she served as a station cargo ship in Leyte Gulf . She completed discharging cargo 23 July , and on 2 August she sailed for the United States . End - of - war activity . " Pavo " arrived San Pedro , California , 31 August ; thence , following repairs at Terminal Island , she departed for the Atlantic Coast 13 October . Her voyage sent her through the Panama Canal 27 October , and on 3 November she entered Hampton Roads , Virginia . Post - war decommissioning . " Pavo " began deactivation overhaul at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 21 November . She decommissioned at Norfolk , Virginia , 30 November 1945 and was returned to WSA at Lee Hall , Virginia , 1 December . Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register 19 December 1945 . In 1970 , she was in the National Defense Reserve Fleet as SS " James S . Hogg " , based in the James River , Virginia . Final Disposition : fate unknown .