USS Adria ( AF - 30 ) USS Adria ( AF - 30 ) was an " Adria " - class stores ship acquired by the U . S . Navy for service in World War II . Her task was to carry stores , refrigerated items , and equipment to ships in the fleet , and to remote stations and staging areas . " Adria " was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract ( MC hull 2194 ) on 27 December 1943 at Beaumont , Texas , by the Pennsylvania Shipyards , Inc . , launched on 16 April 1944 , sponsored by Mrs . L . C . Allen ; acquired by the Navy on a loan charter basis on 30 November 1944 , converted at Galveston , Texas , for service as a store ship , and placed in commission at Galveston on 26 December 1944 , Lt . Comdr . Laurence W . Borst in command . World War II service . After her final fitting out , " Adria " held a shakedown cruise in the Gulf of Mexico off Galveston . She then sailed to Mobile , Alabama , to pick up cargo . The vessel got underway on 19 January 1945 and headed for the Panama Canal Zone . She reached Balboa on the 25th and discharged a portion of her cargo . Transfer to the Pacific Fleet . The ship then transited the Panama Canal and continued on toward Hawaii . She arrived at Pearl Harbor on 14 February and was subsequently assigned to service Squadron 8 , Service Force , Pacific Fleet . On 18 February the store ship departed Hawaii , shaped a course for the west coast of the United States , and reached San Francisco , on the last day of the month . Upon her arrival in San Francisco , the ship took on cargo and mail destined for Allied bases in the forward areas of the Pacific Ocean . She left California on 10 March and sailed directly to Eniwetok , Marshall Islands . She arrived at that atoll on the 31st and unloaded part of her cargo before continuing on to the Marianas . She arrived at Saipan on 5 April , then moved to Guam on the 9th to discharge the remainder of her provisions . Under attack at Okinawa . In mid - April , " Adria " sailed to Ulithi where she took on more supplies and sailed on 20 April for Kerama Retto . During the rest of April and the first half of May the vessel operated near Okinawa unloading her cargo to support forces in the area , enemy air alerts frequently interrupted her operations . During an air raid on 30 April , one of " Adria ' s " crew members was fatally wounded by the explosion of a small caliber shell . With her holds empty , the ship left Okinawa on 7 May to sail to Pearl Harbor . After a pause at Ulithi , " Adria " arrived at Pearl Harbor on the 29th to take on more equipment and supplies and then reversed her course and proceeded back to Okinawa . End - of - war operations . The store ship made stops at Eniwetok and Ulithi before reaching Okinawa on 4 July . Over the next three weeks , the vessel unloaded her cargo ashore . When this process was completed " Adria " sailed to the Philippine Islands . She paused at Leyte on 27 July ; then continued on to Hawaii . Post - war operations . The ship pulled into Pearl Harbor on 16 August soon after Japanese capitulation ended World War II . She spent almost one month in port for repairs and loading before sailing once again on 11 September . The vessel made a port call at Okinawa on 2 October , then sailed on to Korea . She touched at Jinsen on the 6th to unload her supplies in support of Allied occupation forces . The ship also stopped at Taku and Tsingtao , China , to discharge cargo , before setting a course for the United States . She reached Seattle , Washington , on 16 November . After voyage repairs at Seattle , " Adria " set sail on 16 December for the western Pacific . She made port calls at Saipan and Guam to unload her cargo , then left the latter island on 5 February 1946 to sail back to the United States . The ship reached Seattle on 28 February , but commenced another shuttle run to the Far East on 19 March . She visited Yokosuka , Japan ; Shanghai , China and Hong Kong . The ship got underway from Shanghai on 24 May and shaped a course for the Panama Canal Zone . She transited the Panama Canal on 2 July , then sailed via Mobile , Alabama , to Norfolk , Virginia . Return to East Coast operations . Upon her arrival at Norfolk on 10 July , " Adria " began operations with Service Force , Atlantic Fleet . During the remaining eight years of her naval career , the ship made supply runs to various points in the Caribbean and the Mediterranean . Among her ports of call were Guantanamo Bay , Cuba ; Hamilton , Bermuda , Roosevelt Roads , Puerto Rico , Trinidad ; Casablanca , Morocco ; Gibraltar ; Bremerhaven , Germany ; Plymouth , England . and Argentia , Newfoundland . In addition to her overseas cargo runs , " Adria " operated along the east coast of the United States . She also held a number of training exercises and operations in the Chesapeake Bay . Her routine was also broken by regular periods of repair and upkeep at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard , Portsmouth , Virginia . Inactivation and decommissioning . On 6 January 1954 , the vessel entered the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for a period of repair work prior to her inactivation . She got underway again on 9 March and sailed to Orange , Texas . " Adria " arrived there on 18 March . She was placed out of Commission , in reserve , at Orange on 1 June 1954 and was berthed there with the Texas Group , Atlantic Reserve Fleet . The ship remained at Orange until 1 July 1960 , when her name was struck from the Navy list and she was transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up at Beaumont , Texas . She was struck from the Naval Register , 1 July 1960 . Final Disposition : sold by MARAD , 27 June 1977 , her fate unknown . Military awards and honors . " Adria ’ s " crew was eligible for the following medals and ribbons :