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U.S.S. ALSHAIN

(AKA-55)


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AKA-55 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JAN1943-JAN1946West Pac
APR1943-JAN1944Antarctic Circle
OCT1943-Keel Date: 29 OCT 1943
at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Kearny NJ
JAN1944-Launch Date: 26 JAN 1944
APR1944-Commissioned: 1 APR 1944
JAN1945-JAN1946Middle Pacific
SEP1950-NOV1950Inchon Landing
JAN1956-Decommissioned: 14 JAN 1956
JAN1964-JAN1964steel pike 1

AKA-55 General Specifications

Class: Andromeda-class attack cargo ship

Named for: Alshain

Complement: 392 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 14200 tons

Length: 459 feet 2 inches

Beam: 63 feet

Flank Speed: 16 Knots

Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 16 February 1978