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U.S.S. SKAGIT
(AKA-105)CAN-DO
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AKA-105 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEP | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 21 SEP 1944 at North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington NC | ||
| NOV | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 18 NOV 1944 | ||
| MAY | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 2 MAY 1945 | ||
| AUG | 1948 | - | SEP | 1948 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| JUN | 1949 | - | Decommissioned: 30 JUN 1949 | ||
| JAN | 1954 | - | JAN | 1955 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| NOV | 1955 | - | AUG | 1957 | westpac 1956 |
| NOV | 1958 | - | APR | 1959 | West Pac |
| NOV | 1960 | - | MAY | 1961 | West Pac |
| APR | 1961 | - | JUL | 1961 | West Pac |
| JUL | 1961 | - | JUL | 1962 | Dry Dock |
| JUN | 1962 | - | DEC | 1962 | West Pac |
| JUN | 1962 | - | DEC | 1962 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1963 | - | AUG | 1964 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1964 | - | JUL | 1964 | West Pac & Operation Backpack |
| AUG | 1964 | - | AUG | 1966 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1965 | - | JUN | 1965 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1965 | - | JUN | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| FEB | 1966 | - | APR | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| APR | 1967 | - | DEC | 1967 | West Pac |
AKA-105 General Specifications
Class: Tolland-class attack cargo ship
Named for: Skagit County
Complement: 62 Officers and 333 Enlisted
Displacement: 8635 tons
Length: 459 feet 2 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Flank Speed: 16 Knots
Range: 17 000 miles
Final Disposition:Sold for scrap 22 April 1974
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