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U.S.S. BETELGEUSE
(AKA-11)Click to view crew list
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 | ||
| 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