USS Winston (AKA-94)

USS Winston (AKA-94)

USS Winston (AKA-94/LKA-94) was an Andromeda-class attack cargo ship named after counties in Alabama and Mississippi. She served as a commissioned ship for 19 years and 11 months.

Winston (AKA-94) was laid down on 10 July 1944 at Kearny, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 216), launched on 30 November 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Benjamin Fairless, delivered to the Navy on 18 January 1945, and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 19 January 1945, Comdr. Morgan C. Wheyland, USNR, in command.

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