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USS ALGORAB

(AKA-8)

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AKA-8 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
AUG 1938 Keel Date: 10 AUG 1938
at Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Chester PA
JUN 1939 Launch Date: 15 JUN 1939
JUN 1941 Commissioned: 15 JUN 1941
DEC 1945 Decommissioned: 3 DEC 1945

AKA-8 General Specifications

Class: Arcturus-class attack cargo ship

Named for: Algorab

Complement: 397 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 14225 tons

Length: 459 feet 1 inches

Beam: 63 feet

Flank Speed: 16 Knots

Final Disposition: Sold into merchant service 3 April 1947Scrapped 1973