USN · AKN
AfloatNet cargo ship, first the Liberty Matthew Lyon, then Zebra (IX-107), then AKN-5. Permanente Metals at Richmond launched her on 11 April 1943. I-11 torpedoed her on 12 August 1943 and she made Espiritu Santo. The Navy commissioned her on 27 February 1944. At Iwo Jima she laid nets and pulled Zuni and LST-727 off the beach. She was not sunk. Decommissioned 21 January 1946.
| Type | Net cargo ship (AKN) |
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| Hull | AKN-5 |
| Builder | Permanente Metals Corp., Yard No. 1, Richmond, California |
| Launched | 1943-04-11 |
| Commissioned | 1944-02-27 |
| Fate | Afloat. Decommissioned at Norfolk on 21 January 1946 and returned that day to the War Shipping Administration. Struck on 7 February 1946. Laid up as Matthew Lyon. Sold for scrap to Union Minerals and Alloys on 28 March 1972. One battle star. Not sunk in the war. |
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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 Zebra (AKN-5) leaving a floating drydock at Espiritu Santo on 29 February 1944, two days after she was commissioned. U.S. Navy photograph. Public domain.
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Command
Iwo Jima
1945-02-19 · Arrived 28 February 1945, laid nets, and served as flagship for the minecraft. Pulled Zuni and LST-727 off the beach. Left on 11 April. Not sunk.
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