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AK-82 Hydra
USAT Madison Jordan Manchester


USS Hydra (AK-82) was manned by the US Coast Guard, transferred to the US Army and renamed USAT Madison Jordan Manchester
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Enceladus Class Cargo Ship:
  • Laid down, (date unknown), as MV Eben H. Linnell, a Maritime Commission type (N3-M-A1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract, (MC hull 465), at Penn-Jersey Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J.
  • Acquired by the US Navy from the Maritime Commission, 1 January 1943
  • Launched, 23 January 1943
  • Commissioned, USS Hydra (AK-82), 25 September 1943, Lt. E. F. McCotter, USCGR, in command
  • Decommissioned, 19 November 1943, and transferred to the US Army Transportation Service the same day
  • Commissioned USAT Madison Jordan Manchester, a Port Rehabilitation vessel
  • Returned to the Maritime Commission, 20 August 1947 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustis, VA.
  • Final Disposition, scrapped
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,677 t.(lt), 5,202 t.(fl)
    Length 269' 10"
    Beam 42' 6"
    Draft 20' 9"
    Speed 10 kts.
    Complement 83
    Armament one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    Propulsion diesel, single shaft, 1,300shp
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    U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office - USS Hydra AK-82
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