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U.S.S. WINSTON
(AKA-94)GETUM SURFIN GATORS
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AKA-94 Deployments - Major Events
Add a AKA-94 Shellback Initiation | Add a AKA-94 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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JUL | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 10 JUL 1944 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Kearny New J | ||
NOV | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 30 NOV 1944 | ||
JAN | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 19 JAN 1945 | ||
AUG | 1950 | - | SEP | 1951 | Inchon Landing |
JAN | 1956 | - | DEC | 1959 | Middle Pacific |
OCT | 1962 | - | MAY | 1963 | West Pac |
NOV | 1962 | - | APR | 1963 | West Pac |
JAN | 1963 | - | JAN | 1969 | Antarctic Circle |
JUN | 1964 | - | NOV | 1964 | West pac 1964- DaNang RVN Flood relief |
JAN | 1965 | - | JAN | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
MAY | 1965 | - | AUG | 1965 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
MAR | 1966 | - | SEP | 1966 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
APR | 1966 | - | SEP | 1966 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
OCT | 1966 | - | JAN | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
JUL | 1967 | - | DEC | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
OCT | 1968 | - | JUN | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
OCT | 1968 | - | JUN | 1969 | West Pac |
OCT | 1968 | - | JUN | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
OCT | 1968 | - | JUN | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
NOV | 1968 | - | Shellback Initiation - 14 NOV 1968 - Pacific Ocean | ||
JAN | 1969 | - | JAN | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
FEB | 1969 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 FEB 1969 - Indian Ocean | ||
FEB | 1969 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 FEB 1969 - Pacific Ocean |
AKA-94 General Specifications
Class: Andromeda-class attack cargo ship
Named for: Winston County
Complement: 247 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 14200 tons
Length: 459 feet 2 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Flank Speed: 16 Knots
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 15 November 1979