USS Libra
id:
uss-libra-282-9086678
title:
USS Libra
text:
USS Libra (AK-53/AKA-12/LKA-12) was an Arcturus-class attack cargo ship named after the constellation Libra. She served as a commissioned ship for 11 years. Libra (AK-53) was laid down as Jean Lykes by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, N.J., under contract for Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, Galveston, Texas; launched 12 November 1941; sponsored by Lindy Boggs, wife of Congressman Hale Boggs of Louisiana; acquired by the Navy on 30 December 1941; named Libra on 9 January 1942;
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Cargo ship of the United States Navy
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Libra
date created:
date modified:
2022-06-10T07:48:10Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q7871262","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7871262"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/USSLibra.jpg","width":740,"height":475}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15