&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:U.S._Army_Design_381_coastal_freighter_FP-343_underway_in_1944_(NH_74691).jpg) Similar ship, a Design 381 (Vessel, Supply, Diesel, Steel, 177') FP-343 (FP later designated FS) photographed in 1944. Naval Historical and Heritage Command: Photo #: NH 74691
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Alhena, the third brightest object in Gemini. |
| Builder | Wheeler Shipbuilding, Whitestone, New York[note 1] |
| Yard number | 71 |
| Laid down | 1944 |
| Commissioned | 24 June 1944 (USCG crewed/Army ship) |
| Decommissioned | 12 December 1951 (transfer to Navy) |
| In service | 1944 |
| Out of service | 1960 |
| Stricken | 1 February 1960 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, June 1960 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 550 tons |
| Length | 177 ft (54 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × 500 hp (370 kW) GM Cleveland Division 6-278A 6-cyl V6 diesel engines, twin screws |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 42 |
Alhena (AKL-38) was a Design 381 (Vessel, Supply, Diesel, Steel, 177') built for the United States Army as FS-257. The Army vessel was U.S. Coast Guard crewed, serving in the Southwest Pacific during World War II.
The ship was acquired by the United States Navy 12 December 1951, named Alhena and loaned to the Republic of Korea the same day. She was the second ship of the United States Navy to bear the name but had no U.S. Navy service under the name. The ship was returned from loan January 1960, struck the next month and sold for scrap in June 1960.
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