 |
|||||||
 |
|||||||
| For RATING SHIRTS - Click on your Rating Abbreviation below: | |||||||
U.S.S. ALCHIBA
(AKA-6)Click to view crew list
AKA-6 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AKA-6 Shellback Initiation | Add a AKA-6 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUG | 1938 | - | Keel Date: 15 AUG 1938 at Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Chester PA | ||
| JUL | 1939 | - | Launch Date: 6 JUL 1939 | ||
| JUN | 1941 | - | Commissioned: 15 JUN 1941 | ||
| JAN | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 14 JAN 1946 | ||
AKA-6 General Specifications
Class: Arcturus-class attack cargo ship
Named for: Alchiba
Complement: 247 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 6761 tons
Length: 459 feet 2 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Flank Speed: 16 Knots
Final Disposition: Sold into merchant service 1948Scrapped 1973