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AK-72 Aludra

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Personnel Awards

Purple Heart (2-KIA, 22 june 1943)
Crater Class Cargo Ship:
  • Laid down, 2 October 1942, as, SS Robert T. Lincoln, a Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 437), at Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond, CA.
  • Launched, 7 December 1942
  • Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 14 December 1942
  • Commissioned USS Aludra (AK-72), 26 December 1942, LCDR. Dale E. Collins in command
  • During World War II Aludra was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:
  • Sunk by the Japanese submarine HIJMS RO-103 torpedo attack, 22 June 1943
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Aludra earned one battle star for her World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 4,023 t.(lt) 11,565 t.(fl)
    Length 441' 6"
    Beam 56' 11"
    Draft 28' 4"
    Speed 11 kts.
    Complement 198
    Armament
    one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount
    one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    two single 40mm AA gun mounts
    six single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion reciprocating steam engine, single shaft, 1,950shp
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    Aludra 48k Aludra (AK-72) underway, circa late 1942 or early 1943. Note her deck cargo of four Grumman F4F "Wildcat" fighters and several landing craft.
    US Navy photo # NH 104025 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
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