USS Prentiss (AKA-102)
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USS Prentiss (AKA-102) was a Tolland-class attack cargo ship in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946. She was sold into commercial service and was scrapped in 1970.
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United States | |
Name | USS Prentiss |
Namesake | Prentiss County, Mississippi |
Builder | North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, North Carolina |
Laid down | 10 October 1944 |
Launched | 6 December 1944 |
Acquired | 12 January 1945 |
Commissioned | 11 February 1945 |
Decommissioned | 31 May 1946 |
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Stricken | 19 June 1946 |
Honors and awards | 1 battle star (World War II) |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Tolland-class attack cargo ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 459 ft 2 in (139.95 m) |
Beam | 63 ft (19 m) |
Draft | 26 ft 4 in (8.03 m) |
Propulsion | GE geared turbine drive, single propeller, 6,000 shp (4.5 MW) |
Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement | 425 |
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