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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Thuban |
| Namesake | The star Thuban in the constellation Draco |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey |
| Laid down | 2 February 1943 |
| Launched | 26 April 1943 |
| Commissioned | 10 June 1943 |
| Decommissioned | October 1967 |
| Reclassified | LKA-19, 1 January 1969 |
| Stricken | 1 January 1977 |
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| Fate | Disposed of by MARAD, 27 September 1984 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Andromeda-class attack cargo ship |
| Displacement | 13,910 long tons (14,133 t) full load |
| Length | 459 ft 3 in (139.98 m) |
| Beam | 63 ft (19 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft 4 in (8.03 m) |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Complement | 456 |
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USS Thuban (AKA-19/LKA-19) was an Andromeda-class attack cargo ship in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1967. The ship was scrapped in 1984.