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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Virgo |
| Namesake | The constellation Virgo |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey |
| Laid down | 9 March 1943 |
| Launched | 4 June 1943 |
| Commissioned | 16 July 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 1 July 1961 |
| Recommissioned | 19 August 1966 |
| Decommissioned | 18 February 1971 |
| Reclassified | AE-30, 1 November 1965 |
| Stricken | 18 February 1971 |
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| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 19 November 1973 |
| 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 | 473 |
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USS Virgo (AKA-20) was an Andromeda class attack cargo ship of the United States Navy, named after the constellation Virgo. She was later converted to an ammunition ship and redesignated as (AE-30). She served as a commissioned ship for 22 years and 4 months.
Virgo (AKA-20) was laid down on 9 March 1943 at Kearny, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 204); launched on 4 June 1943; sponsored by Miss Sharman Douglas; delivered to the Navy on 15 July 1943; and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 16 July 1943.