USS Triangulum ( AK - 102 ) USS Triangulum ( AK - 102 ) was an " Crater " - class cargo ship commissioned by the U . S . Navy for service in World War II . She was responsible for delivering troops , goods and equipment to locations in the war zone . " Triangulum " ( AK - 102 ) was laid down under Maritime Commission contract ( MCE hull 1669 ) on 14 May 1943 as " SS Eugene B . Daskam " at Wilmington , California , by the California Shipbuilding Corp . ; renamed " Triangulum " on 27 May 1943 ; launched on 6 June 1943 ; sponsored by Mrs . D . H . Mann ; acquired by the Navy on 19 June 1943 from the War Shipping Administration on a " bareboat " basis ; converted to Navy use at the Destroyer Base , San Diego , California ; and commissioned on 30 July 1943 , Comdr . Eugene J . Kingsland , USNR , in command . World War II Pacific Theatre operations . The ship was one of five Navy manned Liberties assigned 8 December 1943 to the Southwest Pacific Area for service under operational control of the Commander , Seventh Fleet in meeting Army requirements . Assigned to the Naval Transportation Service , the auxiliary cargo ship moved up the coast to load cargo at San Francisco , California , and stood out to sea with a convoy on 28 August , bound for the New Hebrides . She arrived at Espiritu Santo on 2 October and , for the next five months , shuttled troops and cargo between ports in Australia and New Guinea . Landing troops at Humboldt Bay . " Triangulum " embarked part of a battalion of U . S . Army combat engineers at Lae and sortied on 14 April 1944 with Task Group ( TG ) 77 . 1 , the Western Attack Group , for the invasion of Hollandia . On the morning of 22 April , she began landing her 700 troops on the beaches of $ 3 . The ship completed discharging cargo by 1800 the next day and departed in a convoy bound , via Buna , for Milne Bay . She then resumed her supply runs between Australia and New Guinea . Supplying the troops during the Philippine invasion . The ship loaded combat cargo at Manus and got underway for Hollandia on 7 November to rendezvous with a convoy proceeding to the Philippines . She arrived at Leyte Gulf on the 19th and began discharging supplies . During her visit there , Japanese planes frequently attacked Allied shipping ; and , during a raid on Thanksgiving Day , four of her men were wounded by friendly antiaircraft fire . End - of - war activity . On 4 December , she departed the area for Australia and , after calling at Hollandia , arrived at Brisbane , Australia , on 17 December 1944 . " Triangulum " shuttled supplies from Australia to South Pacific bases , mostly in New Guinea , for the next year . The supply runs were broken by three voyages to the Philippines : in January , May , and August 1945 . On 8 November , she stood out of Leyte to load cargo at Hollandia , Biak , Milne Bay , and Manus to be transported to the United States . Post - war decommissioning . On the last day of 1945 , the ship arrived at San Francisco , California , where she was stripped for inactivation and ordered to join the Reserve Fleet in Hawaii . " Triangulum " arrived at Pearl Harbor on 23 February 1946 and was decommissioned there on 15 April . In May 1947 , she was towed back to San Francisco and returned to the Maritime Commission on 2 July . " Triangulum " was struck from the Navy list on 17 July 1947 . Her final fate is unknown . Military awards and honors . " Triangulum " received two battle stars for World War II service . Her crew was eligible for the following medals :