USN · AK
Libra
Photos and infoCargo ship, AK-53. In Transport Division B off Beach Red on 7 August 1942. Reclassified AKA-12 on 1 February 1943. On 30 June 1943 she took the torpedoed McCawley in tow off Rendova. Decommissioned 19 April 1948.
| Type | Cargo ship (AK) |
|---|---|
| Hull | AK-53 |
| Fate | Afloat. Cargo ship. Reclassified AKA-12 on 1 February 1943. Decommissioned 19 April 1948. Recommissioned 28 August 1950. |
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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 Libra (AKA-12) underway in Hampton Roads, 11 August 1952. She had been AK-53 at the Guadalcanal landings. U.S. Navy photograph. 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 B, off Beach Red
