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U.S.S. SYLVANIA
(AKA-44)Click to view crew list
AKA-44 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AKA-44 Shellback Initiation | Add a AKA-44 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| FEB | 1945 | - | Keel Date: 24 FEB 1945 at Walsh-Kaiser Company Providence RI | ||
| APR | 1945 | - | Launch Date: 25 APR 1945 | ||
| MAY | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 19 MAY 1945 | ||
| JAN | 1946 | - | DEC | 1946 | operation crossroads |
| DEC | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 17 DEC 1946 | ||
AKA-44 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: Scrapped 1964