_at_anchor_in_1950.jpg) USS Alshain (AKA-55)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Alshain |
| Namesake | The star Alshain in the constellation Aquila |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey |
| Laid down | 29 October 1943 |
| Launched | 26 January 1944 |
| Commissioned | 1 April 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 14 January 1956 |
| Reclassified | USNS Alshain (T-AKA-55), 1 October 1949 |
| Stricken | 1 July 1960 |
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| Fate | Sold for scrap, 16 February 1978 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Andromeda-class attack cargo ship |
| Type | Type C2-S-B1 |
| Displacement | 14,200 long tons (14,428 t) full |
| Length | 459 ft 2 in (139.95 m) |
| Beam | 63 ft (19 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft 4 in (8.03 m) |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Complement | 392 |
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USS Alshain (AKA-55) (nicknamed "Johnny") was an Andromeda-class attack cargo ship in the service of the United States Navy. She was named after the star Alshain in the constellation Aquila, and served as a commissioned ship for 11 years and 9 months.
Alshain (AKA-55) was laid down on 29 October 1943 under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 209) at Kearny, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., launched on 26 January 1944, sponsored by Mrs. J. H. King, acquired by the Navy on 31 March 1944, and placed in commission at Brooklyn, New York, on 1 April 1944.