USN · AK
Virgo
Photos and infoAttack cargo ship, AKA-20. In February 1944 she was in Transport Division 4 at Kwajalein and carried 155 mm artillery for the southern landing. Not sunk.
| Type | Cargo ship (AK) |
|---|---|
| Hull | AKA-20 |
| Fate | Afloat. Not sunk in the Marshalls. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
No photograph of Virgo was found. This is her sister attack cargo ship USS Andromeda (AKA-15) at anchor in New York harbor on 8 April 1943, of the same Andromeda class. It is not this ship. U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-64197. Wikimedia Commons File:USS Andromeda (AKA-15) at anchor in New York harbor (USA), 8 April 1943 (80-G-64197).jpg. Public domain.
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Marshall Islands
1944-01-31 · Transport Division 4 at Kwajalein; carried artillery for the southern landing
