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AK-75 Cassiopeia


Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Yankee- Lima - November
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Crater Class Cargo Ship:
  • Laid down, 8 October 1942, as SS Melville W. Fuller, a Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCE-504) at Permanente Metals Corp., Yard No. 1, Richmond, CA.
  • Launched, 15 November 1942
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 27 November 1942
  • Commissioned USS Cassiopeia (AK-75), 8 December 1942, LCDR. W. E. Carlson in command
  • Decommissioned, 21 November 1945
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission the same day for disposal
  • Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, sunk as target in 1961
  • Cassiopeia received one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 4,023 t.(lt) 11,565 t.(fl)
    Length 441' 6"
    Beam 56' 11"
    Draft 28' 4"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 198
    Armament
    one 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount
    one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    two 40mm guns
    six 20mm guns
    Propulsion reciprocating steam engine, single shaft, 1,950shp
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    Cassiopeia 34k Cassiopeia (AK-75), date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 David Friederich
    Cassiopeia 69k Broadside view of Cassiopeia (AK-75) off San Francisco, 19 December 1942.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 8017-12-42, 12/19/42    		 David Friederich and Darryl Baker
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
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