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U.S.S. UVALDE
(AKA-88)Click to view crew list
AKA-88 Deployments - Major Events
Add a AKA-88 Shellback Initiation | Add a AKA-88 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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MAR | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 27 MAR 1944 at Moore Dry Dock Company Oakland CA | ||
MAY | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 20 MAY 1944 | ||
AUG | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 18 AUG 1945 | ||
JAN | 1955 | - | APR | 1955 | Dry Dock |
FEB | 1957 | - | OCT | 1957 | Decommisioning |
JUN | 1961 | - | NOV | 1961 | Dry Dock |
JAN | 1962 | - | FEB | 1962 | Panama Canal |
FEB | 1962 | - | APR | 1962 | Caribbean |
OCT | 1962 | - | DEC | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
JAN | 1963 | - | JUN | 1963 | Mediterranean |
APR | 1964 | - | AUG | 1964 | Caribbean |
SEP | 1964 | - | DEC | 1964 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
OCT | 1964 | - | MAR | 1965 | Dry Dock |
JUN | 1965 | - | SEP | 1965 | Caribbean |
OCT | 1965 | - | APR | 1966 | Mediterranean |
MAR | 1967 | - | SEP | 1967 | Mediterranean |
APR | 1967 | - | AUG | 1967 | Mediterranean |
JAN | 1968 | - | SEP | 1968 | Mediterranean |
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