USS Auriga (AK-98)
USS Auriga (AK-98) Photographed during World War II. |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Auriga |
| Ordered: | as SS Alcoa Partner C1-B hull, MC hull 739 |
| Laid down: | 9 June 1942 |
| Launched: | 7 September 1942 |
| Acquired: | 16 March 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 1 April 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 22 January 1946 |
| Struck: | 7 February 1946 |
| Fate: | scrapped in 1970 |
| 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: | 198 |
| Armament: | one 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, two 40mm guns, six 20mm guns |
USS Auriga (AK-98) was an Auriga-class cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II, named after the constellation Auriga. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.
SS Alcoa Partner was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 493) on 9 June 1942 at Wilmington, California, by the Consolidated Steel Corp.; launched on 7 September 1942; sponsored by Dorothea Rasmussen Kunkel; acquired by the Navy on 16 March 1943; converted for naval service as a cargo ship by the Matson Navigation Co.; renamed Auriga on 29 March 1943 and designated AK-98; and placed in commission at San Francisco, California, on 1 April 1943, Lt. Comdr. John G. Hart in command.
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