BTW, in Navy parlance, "K" is "cargo," cf. AKA = Auxillary, Cargo, Attack =
a large cargo ship design to support amphibious assaults. They were armed
sufficiently well to be able to stand off the beachhead with the APAs
(Auxillary, Personnel, Attack) for unloading while participating in fleet AA
defense and (infrequently) fire support. Normal APs and AKs were not so
well armed (at least in theory), and tramped among already secured areas
(again, in theory). Why "K" (and not "C") for "cargo," I do not pretend to
understand.
Steve Allen
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