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U.S.S. SIRONA
(AKA-43)Click to view crew list
AKA-43 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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OCT | 1944 | - | OCT | 1945 | West Pac |
FEB | 1945 | - | Keel Date: 15 FEB 1945 at Walsh-Kaiser Company Providence RI | ||
APR | 1945 | - | Launch Date: 17 APR 1945 | ||
MAY | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 10 MAY 1945 | ||
JUN | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 12 JUN 1946 |
AKA-43 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: Sold for scrapping 17 May 1966