USS Atik

USS Atik, seen here as the SS Carolyn
History
United States
Name
  • Carolyn (1912-1941)
  • Atik (1942)
OwnerA. H. Bull Steamship Lines
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News
Yard number158
Laid down15 March 1912
Launched3 July 1912
Commissioned5 March 1942
FateSunk in battle with all hands, 26 March 1942
General characteristics
TypeQ-ship
Displacement6,610 long tons (6,720 t)
Length382 ft 2 in (116.48 m)
Beam46 ft 1 in (14.05 m)
Draft21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
Speedkn (10 mph; 17 km/h)
Complement141 officers and enlisted
Armament4 × 4 in (100 mm) guns, 4 × .50 in (13 mm) machine guns, 4 × .30 in (7.6 mm) Lewis machine guns, 6 × depth charge projectors

USS Atik (AK-101) was a Q-ship of the United States Navy named for al-Atik, a double star in the constellation Perseus. Her twin sister ship was Asterion.