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U.S.S. NEW HANOVER
(AKA-73)Click to view crew list
AKA-73 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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AUG | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 31 AUG 1944 at North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington NC | ||
OCT | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 31 OCT 1944 | ||
DEC | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 22 DEC 1944 | ||
JUL | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 30 JUL 1946 |
AKA-73 General Specifications
Class: Tolland-class attack cargo ship
Named for: New Hanover County
Complement: 365 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 6318 tons
Length: 459 feet 2 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Flank Speed: 17 knots
Final Disposition: Sold into merchant service 1947