USS Arcturus (AF-52)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | as SS Golden Eagle R2-S-BV1 hull, MC Hull 184 |
| Laid down: | 8 December 1941 |
| Launched: | 12 June 1943 |
| Commissioned: | as USS Arcturus (AF-52), 18 November 1961 |
| Decommissioned: | 16 May 1973 |
| Struck: | 9 December 1985 |
| Fate: | sunk as a target, 24 July 1997 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 6,319 t.(lt) |
| Length: | 469 ft (143 m) |
| Beam: | 63 ft (19 m) |
| Draught: | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Propulsion: | cross-compound turbines, single propeller |
| Speed: | 15.5 kts. |
| Complement: | as (T-AF-52), 64 |
| Armament: | unknown |
USS Arcturus (AF-52) was an Alstede-class stores ship acquired by the U.S. Navy. Her task was to carry stores, refrigerated items, and equipment to ships in the fleet, and to remote stations and staging areas.
The fifth Navy vessel to be named Arcturus, AF-52 was laid down on 8 December 1941 at Oakland, California, by the Moore Dry Dock Co. under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 184) as Golden Eagle; launched on 15 March 1942; sponsored by Mrs. John B. McKee; and delivered to the War Shipping Administration (WSA) on 23 April 1943. She was operated under WSA charter by the United Fruit Co. until 1946 and, thereafter by the Sword Line and the United States Lines.
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