USS Shasta (AE-6)
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uss-shasta-ae-6-167-6874763
title:
USS Shasta (AE-6)
text:
USS Shasta (AE-6), an ammunition ship, was laid down under Maritime Commission contract on 12 August 1940 by the Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Tampa, Fla., initially as a C2 type cargo ship. She was acquired by the Navy on 16 April 1941 and launched on 9 July 1941, sponsored by Mrs. Spessard L. Holland. She was commissioned on 20 January 1942. She was named after Mount Shasta, a volcano in the Cascade Range in northern California, USA.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Ammunition ship of the United States Navy
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Shasta_(AE-6)
date created:
2005-03-28T20:52:43Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T11:12:16Z
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