| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Aurelia |
| Builder: | Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island |
| Laid down: | 5 February 1944 |
| Launched: | 4 July 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 14 October 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 14 March 1946 |
| Struck: | 19 June 1946 |
| Honours and awards: |
1 battle star (WWII) |
| Fate: | Transferred to the Maritime Commission |
| 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 Aurelia (AKA-23) was an Artemis-class attack cargo ship. She served as a commissioned ship for 17 months. The name is Latin and means the golden one.
Aurelia (AKA-23) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1884) on 5 February 1944 at Providence, R.I., by the Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc.; launched on 4 July 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Roy P. Mills; and acquired and commissioned on 14 October 1944, Lt. Comdr. E. G. MacMurdy in command.