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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Mathews |
| Namesake | Mathews County, Virginia |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey |
| Laid down | 15 September 1944 |
| Launched | 22 December 1944 |
| Commissioned | 15 March 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 4 April 1947 |
| Recommissioned | 16 February 1952 |
| Decommissioned | 31 October 1968 |
| Stricken | 1 November 1968 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 1969 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Andromeda-class attack cargo ship |
| Type | Type C2-S-B1 |
| Displacement | 6,761 long tons (6,869 t) |
| 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 | 247 |
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USS Mathews (AKA-96) was an Andromeda-class attack cargo ship named after Mathews County, Virginia. She served as a commissioned ship for 18 years and 8 months.
Mathews (AKA–96) was laid down on 15 September 1944 under Maritime Commission contract by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J., launched on 22 December 1944, sponsored by Miss Mary Margaret McBride, acquired by the Navy on 3 March 1945, and commissioned on 15 March 1945.