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USS ALCYONE
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AKA-7 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JAN | 1939 | Keel Date: 12 JAN 1939 at Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Chester PA |
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| AUG | 1939 | Launch Date: 28 AUG 1939 | |||
| JUN | 1941 | Commissioned: 15 JUN 1941 | |||
| JUL | 1946 | Decommissioned: 23 JUL 1946 | |||
AKA-7 General Specifications
Class: Arcturus-class attack cargo ship
Named for: Alcyone
Complement: 399 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 14225 tons
Length: 459 feet 1 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Flank Speed: 16 Knots
Final Disposition: Sold into merchant service 17 March 1947Scrapped 1969
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