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U.S.S. VANADIS
(AKA-49)Click to view crew list
AKA-49 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| APR | 1945 | - | Keel Date: 18 APR 1945 at Walsh-Kaiser Company Providence RI | ||
| JUN | 1945 | - | Launch Date: 8 JUN 1945 | ||
| JUL | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 9 JUL 1945 | ||
| MAR | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 27 MAR 1946 | ||
AKA-49 General Specifications
Class: Artemis-class attack cargo ship
Complement: 303 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 4087 tons
Length: 426 feet
Beam: 58 feet
Draft: 16 feet
Final Disposition: Transferred to the Maritime Commission 2 July 1946