Pacific ships
USS Alhena (AK-26)

USN · AK

Alhena

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Afloat

Cargo ship, AK-26. In Transport Division D off Guadalcanal on 7 August 1942. On the night of 29 September 1942 a torpedo from I-16 hit her. She was not sunk. Redesignated AKA-9 on 26 November 1942.

TypeCargo ship (AK)
HullAK-26
BuilderBethlehem, Sparrows Point
Launched1941-01-18
Commissioned1941-06-15
FateAfloat. Cargo ship. She unloaded off Guadalcanal from 7 to 9 August 1942. On the night of 29 September 1942 a torpedo from I-16 hit her. She was not sunk. Redesignated AKA-9 on 26 November 1942.
Command

Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.

USS Alhena (AK-26) underway in early 1942, in Measure 12 (Modified). U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-18024. Public domain.

The pictures on this page are the originals.

Command

CHHunt, Charles B.In command, 7 August 1942

Landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi

1942-08-07 · cargo ship, Transport Division D. Unloaded 7 to 9 August

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