| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Artemis |
| Builder: | Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island |
| Laid down: | 23 November 1943 |
| Launched: | 20 May 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 28 August 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 10 January 1947 |
| Struck: | 25 February 1947 |
| Honours and awards: |
2 battle stars (WWII) |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap in the 1960s |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Artemis-class attack cargo ship |
| Type: | S4–SE2–BE1 |
| Displacement: | 4,087 long tons (4,153 t) light 7,080 long tons (7,194 t) full |
| Length: | 426 ft (130 m) |
| Beam: | 58 ft (18 m) |
| Draft: | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Speed: | 16.9 knots (31.3 km/h; 19.4 mph) |
| Complement: | 303 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | • 1 × 5"/38 caliber gun mount • 4 × twin 40 mm gun mounts • 10 × 20 mm gun mounts |
USS Artemis (AKA-21) was an Artemis-class attack cargo ship named after the asteroid 105 Artemis, which in turn was named after the Greek goddess Artemis. She served as a commissioned ship for 2 years and 4 months.
Artemis (AKA-21) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1882) on 23 November 1943 at Providence, R.I., by the Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc.; launched on 20 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Thomas J. Walsh; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on 28 August 1944; and placed in commission that same day, Lt. Comdr. Thomas J. Rattray in command.