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USS VINTON
(AKA-83)Click Here
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AKA-83 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AKA-83 Shellback Initiation | Add a AKA-83 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUN | 1944 | Keel Date: 20 JUN 1944 at North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington NC |
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| AUG | 1944 | Launch Date: 25 AUG 1944 | |||
| FEB | 1945 | Commissioned: 23 FEB 1945 | |||
| MAR | 1946 | Decommissioned: 16 MAR 1946 | |||
AKA-83 General Specifications
Class: Tolland-class attack cargo ship
Named for: Vinton County
Complement: 425 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 13910 tons
Length: 459 feet 2 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Flank Speed: 16 Knots
Final Disposition: Sold into merchant service 1946

































