USS Aludra (AK-72)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Aludra.
USS Aludra (AK-72) was a Crater-class cargo ship in the service of the US Navy in World War II. Named after the star Aludra in the constellation Canis Major, it was the first ship of the Navy to bear this name.[3]
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USS Aludra (AK-72), c. late 1942 or early 1943 – note her deck cargo of four Grumman F4F "Wildcat" fighters and several landing craft | |
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Ordered | as a Type EC2-S-C1 hull, MCE hull 437[1] |
Builder | Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California |
Cost | $1,139,342[2] |
Yard number | 437[1] |
Way number | 8[1] |
Laid down | 2 October 1942 |
Launched | 7 December 1942 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Dorothy A. Rainbow |
Acquired | 14 December 1942 |
Commissioned | 26 December 1942 |
Out of service | 23 June 1943 |
Renamed | Aludra, 30 October 1942 |
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Honours and awards | 1 × battle star |
Fate | Sunk, 23 June 1943 |
General characteristics [3] | |
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 | 205 |
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