.jpg) USS Acubens (AKS-5)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Acubens |
| Namesake | Acubens |
| Builder | Delta Shipbuilding Company, New Orleans |
| Laid down | 25 November 1943 |
| Launched | 8 January 1944 |
| Acquired | 9 February 1944 |
| Commissioned | 15 July 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 11 March 1946 |
| Stricken | 17 July 1947 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 14 October 1964 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Acubens-class general stores issue ship |
| Displacement | 14,550 long tons (14,783 t) |
| Length | 441 ft 6 in (135 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
| Draft | 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m) |
| Propulsion | Reciprocating steam engine, single shaft, 2,500 shp (1,864 kW) |
| Speed | 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) |
| Complement | 193 |
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USS Acubens (AKS-5) was an Acubens-class general stores issue ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II, named after the star Acubens, the alpha star in Cancer. She was responsible for delivering and disbursing goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.
Acubens was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 1935) as the Liberty ship SS Jean Louis on 25 November 1943 by the Delta Shipbuilding Co., New Orleans, Louisiana. Launched on 8 January 1944; sponsored by Mrs. J. A. Farrington; acquired by the U.S. Navy on 9 February 1944; converted for naval service by Todd-Johnson Drydocks, Inc., New Orleans; and commissioned on 15 July 1944.