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'''Adria''' (AF-30) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2194) on 27 December 1943 at Beaumont, Tex., 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, Tex., for service as a store ship; and placed in commission at Galveston on 26 December 1944, Lt. Comdr. Laurence W. Borst in command.

'''Adria''' (AF-30) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2194) on 27 December 1943 at Beaumont, Tex., 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, Tex., for service as a store ship; and placed in commission at Galveston on 26 December 1944, Lt. Comdr. Laurence W. Borst in command.

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, Va.

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, Va.

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, Tex. Adria arrived there on 18 March. She was placed out of commission, in reserve, at Orange on 16 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 layup at Beaumont, Tex.<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/a3/adria.htm Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]</ref>

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, Tex. Adria arrived there on 18 March. She was placed out of commission, in reserve, at Orange on 16 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 layup at Beaumont, Tex.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/a3/adria.htm]</ref>

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