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U.S.S. CENTAURUS
(AKA-17)Click to view crew list
AKA-17 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| SEP | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 3 SEP 1943 | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 21 OCT 1943 | ||
| APR | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 30 APR 1946 | ||
AKA-17 General Specifications
Class: Andromeda-class attack cargo ship
Complement: 247 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 6556 tons
Length: 459 feet 3 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Draft: 26 feet 4 in
Final Disposition: Returned to the Maritime Commission 11 September 1946