USN · AK
Fomalhaut
Photos and infoCargo ship, AK-22. In Transport Division C off Guadalcanal on 7 August 1942. She was anchored where she could see the Battle of Savo Island on 9 August. That fight is a separate page. Decommissioned 25 June 1946.
| Type | Cargo ship (AK) |
|---|---|
| Hull | AK-22 |
| Builder | Pennsylvania Shipyards, Beaumont |
| Launched | 1941-01-25 |
| Commissioned | 1942-03-02 |
| Fate | Afloat. Cargo ship, name ship of her class. Reclassified AKA-5 on 1 February 1943, and back to AK-22 on 25 August 1944. Decommissioned at Philadelphia on 25 June 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 Fomalhaut (AK-22) underway. The hull number AK 22 is on the bow. Another ship is astern. 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
