&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:USS_Sirius_(AK-15).jpg) USS Sirius (AK-15) pierside in a tropical location, possibly the Panama Canal Zone. Her bridge structure is in its original configuration, with an open conning position above the pilot house protected only by a canvas cover.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Sirius |
| Builder | American International Shipbuilding Corp., Hog Island, Pennsylvania |
| Laid down | 1918 |
| Launched | 31 December 1918 |
| Acquired | 10 December 1921 |
| Commissioned | 20 January 1922 |
| Decommissioned | 26 April 1946 |
| Stricken | 5 June 1946 |
| Identification | Hull symbol: AK-15 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 10 July 1947 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Sirius-class cargo ship |
| Type | Design 1022 ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 401 ft (122 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft (16 m) |
| Draft | 24 ft 5 in (7.44 m) |
| Installed power | 2,500 shp (1,900 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11.5 kn (13.2 mph; 21.3 km/h) |
| Capacity | 4,960 DWT |
| Complement | 19 officers 207 enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Sirius (AK-15), was a cargo ship of the United States Navy. She was built in 1918 and 1919 by the American International Shipbuilding Corp., Hog Island, Pennsylvania as SS Saluda . She was acquired from the War Shipping Board on 10 December 1921 and commissioned on 20 January 1922.
- ^ "USS Sirius (AK-15)". Navsource.org. Retrieved June 10, 2015.