USN · AK
Alchiba
Photos and infoArcturus-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.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi
1942-08-07 · cargo ship, Transport Division C, off Beach Red
