 USS Tryon (APH-1)

USS "Tryon" (APH-1) was laid down as SS "Alcoa Courier" (MC hull 175) on 26 March 1941, by the Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California and launched on 21 October 1941 sponsored by Mrs. Roy G. Hunt.After the attack on Pearl Harbor, she was designated for U.S. Navy use and assigned the name "Comfort" in June 1942.