USS Ancon (AGC-4)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Ancon.
USS Ancon (AGC-4) was one of three identical ships built for the Panama Railroad Company put into operation in 1938. The ship was converted to a troop ship by the Army in January 1942, making several voyages to Australia with troops as an Army Transport. In August 1942 the ship's operation was transferred to the United States Navy for the duration of World War II and converted to a combined headquarters and communications command ship.
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Namesake | Ancón, Panama |
Builder | Fore River Shipyard |
Laid down | 23 October 1937 |
Launched | 10 December 1938 |
Acquired | (by Navy) 7 August 1942 |
Commissioned | (by Navy) 12 August 1942 |
Decommissioned | (by Navy) 25 February 1946 |
In service | 1939–1973 |
Stricken | (by Navy) 17 April 1946 |
Honours and awards | five battle stars for World War II service |
Fate | Scrapped in 1973 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 14,150 tons |
Length | 493 ft (150 m) |
Beam | 64 ft (20 m) |
Draft | 26 ft 3 in (8.00 m) |
Propulsion | two steam turbine engines, 9,166 shp |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h) |
Complement | 707 |
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