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U.S.S. ARTEMIS
(AKA-21)Click to view crew list
AKA-21 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AKA-21 Shellback Initiation | Add a AKA-21 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| NOV | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 23 NOV 1943 at Walsh-Kaiser Company Providence RI | ||
| MAY | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 20 MAY 1944 | ||
| AUG | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 28 AUG 1944 | ||
| MAR | 1945 | - | Shellback Initiation - 29 MAR 1945 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1947 | - | Decommissioned: 10 JAN 1947 | ||
AKA-21 General Specifications
Class: Artemis-class attack cargo ship
Complement: 303 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 4087 tons
Length: 426 feet
Beam: 58 feet
Draft: 16 feet
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap in the 1960s