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AKA-16 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| APR | 1943 | Keel Date: 28 APR 1943 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. |
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| JUL | 1943 | Launch Date: 23 JUL 1943 | |||
| AUG | 1943 | Commissioned: 21 AUG 1943 | |||
| MAY | 1946 | Decommissioned: 23 MAY 1946 | |||
AKA-16 General Specifications
Class: Andromeda-class attack cargo ship
Complement: 404 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 14200 tons
Length: 459 feet 3 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Draft: 26 feet 4 in
Final Disposition: Sold on 12 February 1947
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