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USS OGLETHORPE
(AKA-100)LTLF - Land The Landing Force
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AKA-100 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AKA-100 Shellback Initiation | Add a AKA-100 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| DEC | 1944 | Keel Date: 26 DEC 1944 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Kearny NJ |
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| APR | 1945 | Launch Date: 15 APR 1945 | |||
| JUN | 1945 | Commissioned: 6 JUN 1945 | |||
| SEP | 1950 | - | OCT | 1950 | Inchon Landing |
| JUL | 1959 | - | JUL | 1959 | Great Lakes |
| JAN | 1960 | - | JUN | 1960 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| SEP | 1963 | - | MAR | 1964 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1968 | - | JUL | 1968 | Mediterranean |
AKA-100 General Specifications
Class: Andromeda-class attack cargo ship
Named for: Oglethorpe County
Complement: 425 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 14200 tons
Length: 459 feet 2 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Flank Speed: 16 Knots
Final Disposition: Unknown

































