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U.S.S. STOKES

(AKA-68)

THE LUCKY 68

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AKA-68 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JUN1944-Keel Date: 26 JUN 1944
at North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington NC
AUG1944-Launch Date: 31 AUG 1944
OCT1944-Commissioned: 12 OCT 1944
MAR1945-Shellback Initiation - 14 MAR 1945 - Pacific Ocean
JUL1946-Decommissioned: 9 JUL 1946

AKA-68 General Specifications

Class: Tolland-class attack cargo ship

Named for: Stokes County

Complement: 395 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 13910 tons

Length: 459 feet 2 inches

Beam: 63 feet

Flank Speed: 16 Knots