USS Naos
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USS Naos (AK-105) was a Crater-class cargo ship commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II. Naos was named after the star Naos, in the constellation Puppis. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater.
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Broadside view of USS Naos (AK-105) off San Francisco, 10 December 1943. | |
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Ordered | as a Type EC2-S-C1 hull, MCE hull 1684[1] |
Builder | California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California |
Yard number | 217[1] |
Way number | 5[1] |
Laid down | 8 June 1943 |
Launched | 30 June 1943 |
Commissioned | 17 August 1943 |
Decommissioned | 6 December 1945 |
Stricken | 3 January 1946 |
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Fate | Sold for scrapping, 30 June 1969, withdrawn, 18 February 1970 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | Crater-class cargo ship |
Type | Type EC2-S-C1 |
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Length | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
Beam | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
Draft | 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 12.5 kn (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) |
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Complement | 29 officers 190 enlisted |
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