USS Alcona
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USS Alcona (AK-157) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.
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A post-war image of USS Alcona (AK-157) underway, date and location unknown. Her armament has been removed | |
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Name | Alcona |
Namesake | Alcona County, Michigan |
Ordered | as type (C1-M-AV1) hull, MC hull 2102[1] |
Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Richmond, California |
Yard number | 59[1] |
Laid down | 27 November 1943 |
Launched | 9 May 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Morris Chamberlain |
Acquired | 15 September 1944 |
Commissioned | 15 September 1944 |
Decommissioned | 5 May 1955 |
Stricken | 1 April 1960 |
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Class and type | Alamosa-class cargo ship |
Type | C1-M-AV1 |
Tonnage | 5,032 long tons deadweight (DWT)[1] |
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Length | 388 ft 8 in (118.47 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft | 21 ft 1 in (6.43 m) |
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Propulsion | 1 × propeller |
Speed | 11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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