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U.S.S. WHEATLAND
(AKA-85)Click to view crew list
AKA-85 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUL | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 17 JUL 1944 at North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington NC | ||
| SEP | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 21 SEP 1944 | ||
| APR | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 3 APR 1945 | ||
| NOV | 1945 | - | AUG | 1946 | Middle Pacific |
| APR | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 25 APR 1946 | ||
AKA-85 General Specifications
Class: Tolland-class attack cargo ship
Named for: Wheatland County
Complement: 425 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 13910 tons
Length: 459 feet 2 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Flank Speed: 16 Knots
Final Disposition: Unknown