USN · AK
Alhena
Photos and infoCargo 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.
| Type | Cargo ship (AK) |
|---|---|
| Hull | AK-26 |
| Builder | Bethlehem, Sparrows Point |
| Launched | 1941-01-18 |
| Commissioned | 1941-06-15 |
| Fate | Afloat. 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. |
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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 Alhena (AK-26) underway in early 1942, in Measure 12 (Modified). U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-18024. Public domain.
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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 D. Unloaded 7 to 9 August
