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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Capricornus |
| Namesake | The constellation Capricornus |
| Builder | Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California |
| Launched | 14 August 1943 |
| Commissioned | 31 May 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 30 March 1948 |
| Recommissioned | 12 October 1950 |
| Decommissioned | 10 February 1970 |
| Reclassified | LKA-57, 1 January 1969 |
| Stricken | 1 January 1977 |
| Honours and awards | 4 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1985 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Andromeda-class attack cargo ship |
| Type | Type C2-S-B1 |
| Displacement | 6,830 long tons (6,940 t) |
| Length | 459 ft 2 in (139.95 m) |
| Beam | 63 ft (19 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft 4 in (8.03 m) |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement | 429 |
| Armament | 1 × 5"/38 caliber gun mount |
USS Capricornus (AKA-57/LKA-57) was an Andromeda-class attack cargo ship named after the zodiacal constellation Capricornus.
Capricornus (AKA-57) was launched on 14 August 1943 as Spitfire by Moore Dry Dock Co., Oakland, California, under a Maritime Commission contract, sponsored by Mrs. J. E. Mock, acquired by the Navy on 25 November 1943, placed in partial commission the same day, decommissioned on 29 November 1943, and converted by Willamette Iron and Steel Works, Portland, Oregon, and commissioned in full on 31 May 1944.