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 USS Achernar (AKA-53)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Achernar |
| Namesake | The star Achernar in the constellation Eridanus |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Kearny, NJ |
| Laid down | 6 September 1943 |
| Launched | 3 December 1943 |
| Commissioned | 31 January 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 1 July 1963 |
| Fate | Transferred to Spain; scrapped in 1982 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Andromeda-class attack cargo ship |
| Displacement | 14,200 tons |
| Length | 459 ft 2 in (139.95 m) |
| Beam | 63 ft (19 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft 4 in (8.03 m) |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h) |
| Complement | 429 |
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USS Achernar (AKA-53) was an Andromeda-class attack cargo ship (a cargo ship designed to support amphibious warfare operations) of the United States Navy during World War II and after.
For the invasion of Normandy it was the command post of General Omar Bradley, commander of the US First Army.
She served as a commissioned ship for 19 years and 5 months.