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T-AKV-6 Albert M. Boe
Albert M. Boe Class Aircraft Transport: Laid down, 11 July 1945, as Albert M. Boe, a Maritime Commission type (Z-EC2-S-C5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 3132), at New England Shipbuilding Corp., Portland, ME.; Launched, 26 September 1945; Delivered to the US Army, and commissioned USAT Albert M. Boe, 30 October 1945; Decommissioned by the US Army and acquired by the US Navy, 1 March 1950; Placed in service with MSTS as USNS Albert M. Boe (T-AKV-6); Placed out of service, 1 December 1953; Transferred to the Maritime Administration, 22 January 1954, for disposal; Struck from the Naval Register, 11 March 1954; Sold for commercial service, (date unknown), renamed Star of Kodiak, last reported to be in use as a cannery ship.
Specifications: Displacement 11,365 t.(fl); Length 441' 6"; Beam 59': Draft 22'; Speed 11kts; Complement 254; Armament, four .50 cal machine guns; Propulsion, two 220 PSI boilers, a single three cylinder triple-expansion reciprocating engine, single 4 blade, 18' 6" propeller, Shaft Horsepower, 2,500.
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