_underway_in_early_1942_(80-G-18024).jpg) USS Alhena (AKA-9)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Alhena, a star in the constellation Gemini |
| Builder | Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard, Maryland |
| Laid down | 19 June 1940 |
| Launched | 18 January 1941 |
| Acquired | 31 May 1941 |
| Commissioned | 15 June 1941 |
| Decommissioned | 22 May 1946 |
| Reclassified | AKA-9, 26 November 1942 |
| Stricken | 15 August 1946 |
| Identification | Official number: 240632 |
| Honors and awards | 6 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping 1971 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Type C2 ship |
| Tonnage | 7,101 GRT |
| Displacement | 15,080 long tons (15,322 t) |
| Length | 479 ft 8 in (146.20 m) |
| Beam | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 1 in (8.26 m) |
| Speed | 16.6 knots (30.7 km/h; 19.1 mph) |
| Complement | 446 |
| Armament | 1 × 5"/38 caliber gun mount |
USS Alhena (AKA-9) was an attack cargo ship named after Alhena, a star in the constellation Gemini. Robin Kettering had been purchased from Robin Line of the Seas Shipping Company some four months after launch and served as a commissioned ship for five years and four months. On 12 September 1946 the ship was transferred to the War Shipping Administration and placed in reserve until repurchased by Seas Shipping for operation as Robin Kettering. In 1957 the ship was sold, renamed Flying Hawk operating in cargo—passenger service until sold for scrap in 1971.