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U.S.S. TITANIA
(AKA-13)TILTING T
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AKA-13 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AKA-13 Shellback Initiation | Add a AKA-13 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCT | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 25 OCT 1941 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Kearny NJ | ||
| FEB | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 28 FEB 1942 | ||
| MAY | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 27 MAY 1942 | ||
| NOV | 1942 | - | NOV | 1942 | North African Landing |
| DEC | 1942 | - | Shellback Initiation - 30 DEC 1942 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| FEB | 1943 | - | JUN | 1944 | Solomon Island Campaign |
| JUL | 1944 | - | JUL | 1944 | Guam Invasion |
| OCT | 1944 | - | NOV | 1944 | Philippines Invasion Leyte Gulf |
| DEC | 1944 | - | JUN | 1945 | Philippine Borneo New Guinea Support |
| APR | 1948 | - | APR | 1948 | Sailed from Guam MI to San Ftancisco CA. I was a passenger. |
| JAN | 1951 | - | JAN | 1956 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JUL | 1955 | - | Decommissioned: 19 JUL 1955 | ||
AKA-13 General Specifications
Class: Arcturus-class attack cargo ship
Named for: Titania
Complement: 266 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 13910 tons
Length: 459 feet 2 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Flank Speed: 16 Knots
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 10 July 1974