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USS TATE
(AKA-70)Hot Tater
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AKA-70 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AKA-70 Shellback Initiation | Add a AKA-70 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUL | 1944 | Keel Date: 22 JUL 1944 at North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington NC |
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| SEP | 1944 | Launch Date: 26 SEP 1944 | |||
| NOV | 1944 | Commissioned: 25 NOV 1944 | |||
| JUL | 1946 | Decommissioned: 10 JUL 1946 | |||
AKA-70 General Specifications
Class: Tolland-class attack cargo ship
Named for: Tate County
Complement: 395 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 13910 tons
Length: 459 feet 2 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Flank Speed: 16 Knots
Final Disposition: Sold into merchant service
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