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U.S.S. LEO
(AKA-60)Click to view crew list
AKA-60 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAR | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 17 MAR 1944 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Kearny NJ | ||
| JUL | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 29 JUL 1944 | ||
| AUG | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 30 AUG 1944 | ||
| FEB | 1945 | - | MAY | 1945 | West Pac |
| JUN | 1945 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 JUN 1945 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1946 | - | OCT | 1946 | Middle Pacific |
| APR | 1946 | - | AUG | 1947 | Various Pacific Cargo Routes |
| MAY | 1946 | - | MAY | 1946 | Golden Shellback Intiation |
| JUL | 1952 | - | SEP | 1952 | Alaska |
| SEP | 1952 | - | SEP | 1952 | Operation Ivy- Atomic Tests at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands |
| FEB | 1955 | - | Decommissioned: 11 FEB 1955 | ||
AKA-60 General Specifications
Class: Andromeda-class attack cargo ship
Named for: Leo
Complement: 404 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 6556 tons
Length: 459 feet 3 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Flank Speed: 16 Knots
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 19 July 1976