USS Acontius

	USS Acontius (AGP-12) underway off the eastern seaboard, 12 August 1944, in Measure 31, design 2F camouflage
History
Name	USS Acontius
Namesake	Acontius a mythological Greek youth who lived on the island of Ceos and tricked the beautiful girl Cydippe into marrying him.
Builder	Pusey & Jones Co, Wilmington, Delaware
Laid down	5 June 1943 as Cape Carthage
Launched	12 October 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. J. H. Deinlein
Acquired	22 December 1943
Commissioned	23 June 1944
General characteristics
Displacement	5,236t.(lt) 10,590 t.(fl)
Length	413 ft (126 m)
Beam	60 ft (18 m)
Draft	22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
Propulsion	one Allis Chalmers geared turbine engine; two Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 450 psi 750°; double Falk Main Reduction Gears; three 300 kW 120 V/240 V DC Ship's Service Generators; single propeller, 4,000 shp.;
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h)
Crew	Officers 37; Enlisted 252;
Armament	one single 5 in (130 mm) cal dual purpose gun mount; four twin 40 mm AA gun mounts; twelve single 20 mm AA gun mounts;

USS Acontius (AGP-12) was a motor torpedo boat tender in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1965.

History
USS Acontius (AGP-12) underway off the eastern seaboard, 12 August 1944, in Measure 31, design 2F camouflage

Name	USS Acontius
Namesake	Acontius a mythological Greek youth who lived on the island of Ceos and tricked the beautiful girl Cydippe into marrying him.
Builder	Pusey & Jones Co, Wilmington, Delaware
Laid down	5 June 1943 as Cape Carthage
Launched	12 October 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. J. H. Deinlein
Acquired	22 December 1943
Commissioned	23 June 1944
General characteristics
Displacement	5,236t.(lt) 10,590 t.(fl)
Length	413 ft (126 m)
Beam	60 ft (18 m)
Draft	22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
Propulsion	one Allis Chalmers geared turbine engine two Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 450 psi 750° double Falk Main Reduction Gears three 300 kW 120 V/240 V DC Ship's Service Generators single propeller, 4,000 shp.
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h)
Crew	Officers 37 Enlisted 252
Armament	one single 5 in (130 mm) cal dual purpose gun mount four twin 40 mm AA gun mounts twelve single 20 mm AA gun mounts