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AF-17 Antigua

Antiqua Class Stores Ship: Built in 1932, at Bethlehem Ship Building Corp, Quincy, MA.; Launched, (date unknown); Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 28 December 1941; Designated Antigua (AF-17), never commissioned; Struck from the Naval Register, 26 May 1944; Transferred to the Maritime Commission and returned to her owner, sometime before 26 May 1944; Sold in 1958 to a Swedish Shipping Line, renamed Tortuga; Final Disposition, fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 6,892 t.; Length 447' 10"; Beam 60' 3"; Draft 24' 7"; Speed 16.5 kts; Complement 114; Cargo Capacity, 2,300 DWT; Armament 1 single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, four 3"/50 guns., eight 20mm guns; Propulsion, turbo-electric.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	84k	Antigua (AF-17) in the service of United Fruit Co, docked at Wilmington, CA., date unknown.		Bud Taylor for his father Rodney E. Taylor, Gunners Mate, US Navy Armed Guard Detachment, SS Antigua 1941- 1942-3

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