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U.S.S. OGLETHORPE

(AKA-100)

LTLF - LAND THE LANDING FORCE
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AKA-100 Deployments - Major Events

Add a AKA-100 Shellback Initiation Add a AKA-100 Deployment - Major Event
Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
DEC1944-Keel Date: 26 DEC 1944
at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Kearny NJ
APR1945-Launch Date: 15 APR 1945
JUN1945-Commissioned: 6 JUN 1945
SEP1950-OCT1950Inchon Landing
JUL1959-JUL1959Great Lakes
JAN1960-JUN1960Mediterranean
JAN1961-MAY1961Caribbean
SEP1962-OCT1962Cuban Missle Blockade
SEP1962-OCT1962Cuban Missle Blockade
OCT1962-DEC1962Cuban Missle Blockade
SEP1963-MAR1964Mediterranean
OCT1964-MAR1965Mediterranean
JUN1965-AUG1965Caribbean
JAN1966-AUG1966Mediterranean
MAR1966-AUG1966Mediterranean
JAN1968-JUL1968Mediterranean

AKA-100 General Specifications

Class: Andromeda-class attack cargo ship

Named for: Oglethorpe County

Complement: 425 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 14200 tons

Length: 459 feet 2 inches

Beam: 63 feet

Flank Speed: 16 Knots

Final Disposition: Unknown