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U.S.S. PROCYON
(AKA-2)Click to view crew list
AKA-2 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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JAN | 1940 | - | Keel Date: 15 JAN 1940 at Tampa Shipbuilding Company Tampa Florida | ||
NOV | 1940 | - | Launch Date: 14 NOV 1940 | ||
AUG | 1941 | - | Commissioned: 28 AUG 1941 | ||
DEC | 1941 | - | Shellback Initiation - 12 DEC 1941 - Pacific Ocean | ||
MAR | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 23 MAR 1946 |
AKA-2 General Specifications
Class: Arcturus-class attack cargo ship
Named for: Procyon
Complement: 412 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 14225 tons
Length: 459 feet 3 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Flank Speed: 16 Knots
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 19 November 1973