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USS ALCHIBA
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AKA-6 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| AUG | 1938 | Keel Date: 15 AUG 1938 at Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Chester PA |
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| 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
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