USS Rutilicus
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USS Rutilicus (AK-113) was a Crater-class cargo ship commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater.
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USS Rutilicus (AK-113), moored, 13 October 1944 at San Francisco. Her camouflage is Measure 32 Design 11F. | |
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Namesake |
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Ordered | as a Type EC2-S-C1 hull, MCE hull 1643[1] |
Builder | California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California |
Yard number | 176[1] |
Way number | 10[1] |
Laid down | 2 April 1943 |
Launched | 26 April 1943 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. A. B. Chandler |
Acquired | 9 October 1943 |
Commissioned | 30 October 1943 |
Decommissioned | 17 December 1945 |
Stricken | 8 January 1946 |
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Honors and awards | 2 × battle stars |
Fate | Returned to MARCOM, 18 December 1945, sold for scrapping, 26 October 1971, removed, 23 November 1971 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | Crater-class cargo ship |
Type | Type EC2-S-C1 |
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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 | 16 officers 190 enlisted |
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