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USS ALGORAB
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AKA-8 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| AUG | 1938 | Keel Date: 10 AUG 1938 at Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Chester PA |
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| 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
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