
USN · AK
AfloatArcturus-class cargo ship, AK-23. In Transport Division C off Beach Red on 7 August 1942. Decommissioned 14 January 1946.
| Type | Cargo ship (AK) |
|---|---|
| Hull | AK-23 |
| Builder | Sun Shipbuilding, Chester |
| Launched | 1939-07-06 |
| Commissioned | 1941-06-15 |
| Fate | Afloat. Arcturus-class cargo ship. Reclassified AKA-6. Decommissioned at Portsmouth on 14 January 1946. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
USS Alchiba (AK-23) in early 1942, in Measure 12 (Modified). U.S. Navy photograph. Public domain.
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Command
Landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi
1942-08-07 · cargo ship, Transport Division C, off Beach Red
Afloat

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