USS Andromeda (AKA-15)
USS Andromeda (AKA-15) |
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| Career (United States of America) | |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | 22 September 1942 |
| Launched: | 22 December 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 2 April 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 May 1956 |
| Struck: | 1 July 1960 |
| Fate: | Sold in 1971 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 13,910 tons |
| Length: | 459 ft 3 in (140 m) |
| Beam: | 63 ft (19.2 m) |
| Draft: | 26 ft 4 in (8.0 m) |
| Speed: | 16.5 knots (31 km/h) |
| Complement: | 404 |
| Armament: | 1 × 5 in (127 mm) 1 × 38 caliber dual purpose gun mount 4 × 3 in gun mounts |
USS Andromeda (AKA-15) was an Andromeda class attack cargo ship named after the constellation Andromeda. She served as a commissioned ship for 13 years.