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U.S.S. UVALDE

(AKA-88)


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AKA-88 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
MAR1944-Keel Date: 27 MAR 1944
at Moore Dry Dock Company Oakland CA
MAY1944-Launch Date: 20 MAY 1944
AUG1945-Commissioned: 18 AUG 1945
JAN1955-APR1955Dry Dock
FEB1957-OCT1957Decommisioning
JUN1961-NOV1961Dry Dock
JAN1962-FEB1962Panama Canal
FEB1962-APR1962Caribbean
OCT1962-DEC1962Cuban Missle Blockade
JAN1963-JUN1963Mediterranean
APR1964-AUG1964Caribbean
SEP1964-DEC1964North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean
OCT1964-MAR1965Dry Dock
JUN1965-SEP1965Caribbean
OCT1965-APR1966Mediterranean
MAR1967-SEP1967Mediterranean
APR1967-AUG1967Mediterranean
JAN1968-SEP1968Mediterranean

AKA-88 General Specifications

Class: Andromeda-class attack cargo ship

Named for: Uvalde County

Complement: 366 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 13910 tons

Length: 459 feet 3 inches

Beam: 63 feet

Flank Speed: 16 Knots

Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 1969