USS Lyra
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USS Lyra (AK-101) was a Crater-class cargo ship in the service of the US Navy in World War II. It was the only ship of the Navy to have borne this name. It is named after the constellation Lyra.
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USS Lyra (AK-101) (broadside view) at anchor in San Francisco Bay, 4 August 1943. | |
History | |
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United States | |
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Namesake |
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Ordered | as a Type EC2-S-C1 hull, MCE hull 1555[1] |
Builder | Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California |
Yard number | 1555[1] |
Way number | 2[1] |
Laid down | 25 April 1943 |
Launched | 28 May 1943 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Harry N. Nelson |
Acquired | 10 June 1943 |
Commissioned | 22 July 1943 |
Decommissioned | 3 May 1946 |
Identification |
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Fate | Sold, 7 January 1947 |
Greece | |
Name | Virginia |
Namesake | US State of Virginia |
Owner | A. G. Pappadakis, Piraeus, Greece |
Acquired | 7 January 1947 |
Fate | Sold, 1951 |
Greece | |
Name | Virginia |
Owner | Freighters & Tankers Agency Corp, New York City |
Acquired | 1951 |
Fate | Sold, 1953 |
Greece | |
Name | Virginia |
Owner | J. J. Culucundis, Piraeus and Freighters & Tankers Agency Corp, New York |
Acquired | 1953 |
Fate | Sold, 1954 |
Greece | |
Name | Virginia |
Owner | J. J. Culucundis, Piraeus and A G Pappadakis & Co Ltd, London |
Acquired | 1954 |
Fate | Sold, 1964 |
Greece | |
Name | Virginia |
Owner | Amedeo - Marfrontera Cia Nav. SA, Republic of Panama |
Acquired | 1964 |
Fate | Sold to Taiwan breakers arrived Kaohsiung, 3 April 1967 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | Crater-class cargo ship |
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) |
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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 | 255 |
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