| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Athene |
| Builder: | Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island |
| Laid down: | 20 January 1944 |
| Launched: | 18 June 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 29 September 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 17 June 1946 |
| Struck: | 1 August 1947 |
| Honours and awards: |
2 battle stars (WWII) |
| Fate: | Scrapped in 1960 |
| 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 Athene (AKA-22) was an Artemis-class attack cargo ship named after the minor planet 881 Athene, which in turn was named after the Greek goddess Athena. She served as a commissioned ship for 20 months.
Athene (AKA-22) was laid down on 20 January 1944 under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1883) at Providence, R.I., by the Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc.; launched on 18 June 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Emily Thornton; and acquired by the Navy and commissioned on 29 September 1944, Comdr. Edward R. Nelson, Jr., in command.