USS Wyandot

USS Wyandot (AKA-92)
History
United States
NameUSS Wyandot
NamesakeWyandot County, Ohio
BuilderMoore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California
Laid down6 May 1944
Launched28 June 1944
Commissioned30 September 1944
Decommissioned10 July 1959
RecommissionedNovember 1961
Decommissioned31 October 1975
ReclassifiedT-AKA-92, March 1963
Honours and
awards
1 battle star (World War II)
FateSold for scrap, 5 November 1987
General characteristics
Class and typeAndromeda-class attack cargo ship
TypeType C2-S-B1
Displacement13,910 long tons (14,133 t) full
Length459 ft 2 in (139.95 m)
Beam63 ft (19 m)
Draft26 ft 4 in (8.03 m)
Speed18.6 knots (34.4 km/h; 21.4 mph)
Complement368
Armament

USS Wyandot (AKA-92) was an Andromeda-class attack cargo ship named after Wyandot County, Ohio. She served as a commissioned ship for 20 years and 1 month.

Wyandot (AKA-92) was laid down on 6 May 1944 under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1192) at Oakland, California, by the Moore Dry Dock Co.; launched on 28 June 1944, acquired by the Navy and simultaneously commissioned on 30 September 1944.