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USS THEENIM

(AKA-63)

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AKA-63 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JUL 1944 Keel Date: 18 JUL 1944
at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Kearny NJ
OCT 1944 Launch Date: 31 OCT 1944
DEC 1944 Commissioned: 22 DEC 1944
MAY 1946 Decommissioned: 10 MAY 1946

AKA-63 General Specifications

Class: Andromeda-class attack cargo ship

Named for: Theenim

Complement: 399 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 13910 tons

Length: 459 feet

Beam: 63 feet

Flank Speed: 16 Knots

Final Disposition: Scrapped 1970