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U.S.S. ELECTRA
(AKA-4)Click to view crew list
AKA-4 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| NOV | 1941 | - | Launch Date: 18 NOV 1941 | ||
| MAR | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 17 MAR 1942 | ||
| OCT | 1942 | - | APR | 1943 | Mediterranean-West Africa |
| NOV | 1942 | - | DEC | 1943 | Struck by U-boat torpedo off Casablanca |
| JAN | 1944 | - | JAN | 1945 | West Pac |
| MAR | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 19 MAR 1946 | ||
| MAY | 1952 | - | MAY | 1955 | Recommissioned |
| JUL | 1953 | - | AUG | 1953 | Point Barrow Alaska |
| JUL | 1954 | - | SEP | 1954 | Pribilof Islands Bering Sea |
AKA-4 General Specifications
Class: Arcturus-class attack cargo ship
Named for: Electra
Complement: 267 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 14225 tons
Length: 459 feet 1 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Flank Speed: 16 knots
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 7 June 1974