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USS BETELGEUSE
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AKA-11 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAR | 1939 | Keel Date: 9 MAR 1939 at Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Chester PA |
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| SEP | 1939 | Launch Date: 18 SEP 1939 | |||
| JUN | 1941 | Commissioned: 14 JUN 1941 | |||
| MAR | 1946 | Decommissioned: 15 MAR 1946 | |||
AKA-11 General Specifications
Class: Arcturus-class attack cargo ship
Named for: Betelgeuse
Complement: 267 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 5500 tons
Length: 459 feet 1 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Flank Speed: 15 Knots
Final Disposition: Sold into merchant service 27 June 1947Scrapped April 1972
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