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USS SAPPHO
(AKA-38)You Say It Cant Be Done --
We Will Do It
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AKA-38 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AKA-38 Shellback Initiation | Add a AKA-38 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| DEC | 1944 | Keel Date: 12 DEC 1944 at Walsh-Kaiser Company Providence RI |
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| MAR | 1945 | Launch Date: 3 MAR 1945 | |||
| APR | 1945 | Commissioned: 24 APR 1945 | |||
| MAY | 1946 | Decommissioned: 23 MAY 1946 | |||
AKA-38 General Specifications
Class: Artemis-class attack cargo ship
Complement: 303 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 4087 tons
Length: 426 feet
Beam: 58 feet
Draft: 16 feet
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap in 1965

































