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AKS-11 Gratia

Acubens Class General Stores Issue Ship: Laid down as a Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull under a Maritime Commission contract at Delta Shipbuilding Co., New Orleans, LA ; Launched, 21 October 1944; Acquired by the Navy, 20 November 1944; Commissioned USS Gratia (AKS-11), 5 May 1945; Decommissioned, 1 July 1946 at San Francisco, CA; Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1946; Transferred to the Maritime Commission for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA; Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 1964.

Specifications: Displacement 4,023 t.(lt) 14,350 t.(fl); Length 441' 7"; Beam 56' 11"; Draft 27' 7"; Speed 11kts; Complement 195, Armament one 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, eight single 20mm gun mounts; Propulsion reciprocating steam engine, single shaft, 2,500hp; Cruising radius 17,000 miles.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	57k	Commissioning ceremony, 5 May 1945		Hyperwar US Navy in WWII

View the Gratia (AKS-11)
DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
Fleet Reserve Association

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