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USS Laurentia
Cargo ship of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Laurentia (AF-44) was an Adria-class stores ship in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946 and from 1950 to 1970. She was scrapped in 1973.
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Ordered |
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Laid down | 23 October 1944 |
Launched | 12 December 1944 |
Acquired | 19 May 1945 |
Commissioned |
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Decommissioned | 18 June 1946 |
In service |
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Out of service | 1970 |
Fate | broken up for scrapping in 1973 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 2,120 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
Displacement | 3,139 t.(lt) 6,240 t.(fl) |
Length | 338 ft (103 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draught | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
Propulsion | diesel engine, single screw, 1,700shp |
Speed | 12 kts. (max) |
Complement | 84 |
Armament | one single 3 in (76 mm) dual purpose gun mount, six single 20 mm gun mounts |
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