USS Sculptor
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USS Sculptor (AK-103) was a Crater-class cargo ship commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II. Sculptor was named after the constellation Sculptor. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater.
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USS Sculptor (AK-103), underway in San Francisco Bay, 13 December 1944. | |
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United States | |
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Namesake |
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Ordered | as a Type EC2-S-C1 hull, MCE hull 1671[1] |
Builder | California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California |
Yard number | 204[1] |
Way number | 10[1] |
Laid down | 18 May 1943 |
Launched | 10 June 1943 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. S. E. Joseph |
Acquired | 22 June 1943 |
Commissioned | 10 August 1943 |
Decommissioned | 26 February 1946 |
Stricken | 12 March 1947 |
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Fate | Returned to MARCOM, 8 March 1946, sold 15 January 1947 |
Greece | |
Name | Dimosthenis Pantaleon |
Owner | P. & V. Pantaleon |
Acquired | 27 January 1947 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1969 |
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 | 16 officers 190 enlisted |
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