USS Ara (AK-136)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | as SS Daniel Boone EC2-S-C1 hull, MCE hull 69 |
| Laid down: | 17 July 1941 |
| Launched: | 14 January 1942 |
| Acquired: | 3 December 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 4 January 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 26 November 1945 |
| Struck: | 5 December 1945 |
| Fate: | scrapped in 1972 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 4,023 t.(lt) 11,565 t.(fl) |
| Length: | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
| Beam: | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
| Draught: | 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m) |
| Propulsion: | reciprocating steam engine, single shaft, 1,950shp |
| Speed: | 12 kts. |
| Complement: | 206 |
| Armament: | one 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount; two dual 40mm AA gun mounts; eight single 20mm AA gun mounts |
USS Ara (AK-136) was a Crater-class cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II, named after the constellation Ara. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone. Ara was laid down on 17 July 1941 as the liberty ship SS Daniel Boone by the California Shipbuilding Corp., Wilmington, California; launched on 14 January 1942; sponsored by Mrs. J. K. Doolan; acquired by the Navy under a bare-boat charter on 3 December 1943; renamed Ara (AK-136); and commissioned on 4 January 1944, Lt. Comdr. W. B. Hudgins in command.
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