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USS ARCTURUS
(AKA-1)Click Here
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AKA-1 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AKA-1 Shellback Initiation | Add a AKA-1 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUL | 1938 | Keel Date: 26 JUL 1938 at Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Chester PA |
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| MAY | 1939 | Launch Date: 18 MAY 1939 | |||
| OCT | 1940 | Commissioned: 26 OCT 1940 | |||
| APR | 1946 | Decommissioned: 3 APR 1946 | |||
AKA-1 General Specifications
Class: Arcturus-class attack cargo ship
Named for: Arcturus
Complement: 267 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 14225 tons
Length: 459 feet 1 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Flank Speed: 16 Knots
Final Disposition: Sold into commercial service as SS ArcturusScrapped in 1971

































