USS Cassiopeia
Broadside view of USS Cassiopeia (AK-75) off San Francisco, 19 December 1942.
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Namesake |
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Ordered | as a MCE hull 504[1] |
Builder | Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California |
Cost | $1,124,481[2] |
Yard number | 504[1] |
Way number | 2[1] |
Laid down | 13 October 1942[1] |
Launched | 15 November 1942 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. C. F. Calhoun |
Acquired | 27 November 1942 |
Commissioned | 8 December 1942 |
Decommissioned | 21 November 1945 |
Stricken | 5 December 1945 |
Identification |
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Honours and awards | 1 × battle star |
Fate | Expended as a target 28 June 1961 |
General characteristics [3] | |
Class and type | Crater-class cargo ship |
Type | Type EC2-S-C1 |
Displacement |
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Length | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
Beam | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
Draft | 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 12.5 kn (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) |
Capacity |
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Complement | 195 |
Armament |
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USS Cassiopeia (AK-75) was a
Construction
Cassiopeia was launched 15 November 1942 as
Service history
Cassiopeia sailed from
This pattern of ferrying vital supplies in the South Pacific alternating with voyages to New Zealand to reload continued until 6 June 1945, when Cassiopeia cleared Auckland for San Francisco, the Panama Canal Zone, and Norfolk, where she arrived 25 October.[4]
Decommissioning
The cargo ship was decommissioned 21 November 1945, and transferred to MARCOM for disposal the same day.[4]
Final disposition
Cassiopeia was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Virginia, on 21 November 1945.[3]
On 21 June 1961, the Navy requested her for testing purposes, on 27 June 1961, she was transferred back to the Navy[5] to be used as a target by Cutlass, in the VACAPES area.[3]
Awards
Cassiopeia received one
References
Bibliography
- "Cassiopeia". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 13 December 2016. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Kaiser Permanente No. 1, Richmond CA". ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- "USS Cassiopeia (AK-75)". Navsource.org. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- "MELVILLE W. FULLER". United States Department of Transportation. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- "SS MELVILLE W. FULLER". Retrieved 15 December 2017.
External links
- Photo gallery of Cassiopeia (AK-75) at NavSource Naval History