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AKA-51 Xenia


USS Xenia (AKA-51) was sold to Chile, renamed Presidente Errazuriz
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Artemis Class Attack Cargo Ship:
  • Laid down, 4 May 1945, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BE1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1912), at Welsh-Kaiser Co. Providence, R.I.
  • Launched, 27 June 1945
  • Commissioned USS Xenia (AKA-51), 28 July 1945 at Boston Navy Yard, Boston, MA.. LCDR. G. B. Service, USNR, in command
  • Decommissioned, 13 May 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 30 September 1946
  • Transferred to Chile, renamed Presidente Errazuriz
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 4,087 t.(lt) 7,080 t(fl)
    Length 426'
    Beam 58'
    Draft 16'5"
    Speed 16.9 kts.
    Complement 303
    Armament
    one 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount
    four dual 40mm AA gun mounts
    ten single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Cargo Capacity 4,450 dwt
    Boats
    one LCP(L)
    twelve LCVPs
    eight LCM(3)s
    Troop Capacity 264
    Propulsion two turbo-electric engines, twin shafts, 6,000shp
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    USS Xenia (AKA-51)
    Xenia 52k Xenia (AKA-51) at anchor, date and location unknown.
    A US Navy photo from the Chilean Naval Archives.    		 Carlos Lopez
    Presidente Errazuriz
    Xenia 51k ex Xenia (AKA-51) in Chilean service as Presidente Errazuriz moored pierside at the navy pier in Valparaíso, Chile, circa 1950.
    A US Navy photo from the Chilean Naval Archives.    		 Carlos Lopez
    Xenia 50k Presidente Errazuriz underway, circa 1948, location unknown. Robert Hurst
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    Fleet Reserve Association
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