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U.S.S. DIPHDA
(AKA-59)Click to view crew list
AKA-59 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAY | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 11 MAY 1944 | ||
| JUL | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 8 JUL 1944 | ||
| AUG | 1944 | - | SEP | 1944 | Norfolk to Pearl Harbor |
| SEP | 1944 | - | OCT | 1944 | Middle Pacific |
| NOV | 1945 | - | DEC | 1945 | From NOB Okinawa FFT tp R.S. San Francisco Calif. |
| DEC | 1945 | - | JAN | 1946 | Portland Oregon |
| JAN | 1953 | - | DEC | 1954 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1953 | - | DEC | 1954 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1953 | - | DEC | 1954 | Middle Pacific |
| MAY | 1956 | - | Decommissioned: 11 MAY 1956 | ||
AKA-59 General Specifications
Class: Andromeda-class attack cargo ship
Named for: Diphda
Complement: 429 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 6737 tons
Length: 459 feet 2 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Flank Speed: 16 knots