KALINGA (AG-89) class

1 KALINGA-class COASTAL CARGO SHIP (AKL)
       (ex-USCGC BALSAM class)

 Name         Pendant   Commissioned    Status

 KALINGA      AG-89     May 2, 1944     Active
   (ex-USCGC REDBUD (WAKL-398) ex-USS REDBUD (AG-398);
    ex-USNS REDBUD (TAKL-398); ex-USS REDBUD (AKL-398);
    ex-USCGC REDBUD (WLB-398))

This ship has had a varied career. She was originally commissioned in the U.S. Coast Guard as a buoy tender. In 1945, she was acquired on loan by the U.S. Navy and...