_underway_at_sea,_circa_in_1959_(USN_1044327).jpg) USS Andromeda (AKA-15)
| |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Andromeda |
| Namesake | The constellation Andromeda |
| Laid down | 22 September 1942 |
| Launched | 22 December 1942 |
| Commissioned | 2 April 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 1 May 1956 |
| Stricken | 1 July 1960 |
| Fate | Sold in 1971 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Andromeda-class attack cargo ship |
| Displacement | 13,910 tons |
| Length | 459 ft 3 in (139.98 m) |
| Beam | 63 ft (19 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft 4 in (8.03 m) |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h) |
| Complement | 404 |
| Armament |
|
USS Andromeda (AKA-15) was an Andromeda-class attack cargo ship in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1956. She was scrapped in 1971.