USS Algol (AKA-54)
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uss-algol-aka-54-167-18959886
title:
USS Algol (AKA-54)
text:
USS Algol (AKA-54) was an Andromeda-class attack cargo ship. She was the first ship of the United States Navy by this name, after Algol, a fixed star in the constellation Perseus. Algol served as a commissioned ship for 22 years and 1 month. She was laid down on 10 December 1942, as James Barnes, a Maritime Commission Type C2-S-B1 hull, under Maritime Commission contract, at Moore Dry Dock Company, in Oakland, California. She was launched on 17 February 1943, renamed Algol on 30 August 1943, and
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wiki
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Andromeda-class attack cargo ship
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Algol_(AKA-54)
date created:
2005-11-22T17:58:08Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T21:46:22Z
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