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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Mellena |
| Namesake | The asteroid Mellena |
| Builder | Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island |
| Laid down | 25 September 1944 |
| Launched | 11 December 1944 |
| Commissioned | 20 January 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 11 June 1946 |
| Stricken | 3 July 1946 |
| Fate | Transferred to the California Maritime Academy and commissioned as TS Golden Bear in 1946. Decommissioned in 1971 and sold for scrap. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Artemis-class attack cargo ship |
| Type | S4–SE2–BE1 |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 426 ft (130 m) |
| Beam | 58 ft (18 m) |
| Draft | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Complement | 303 officers and enlisted |
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USS Mellena (AKA-32) was an Artemis-class attack cargo ship named after the minor planet 869 Mellena, which in turn was named after Werner von Melle, mayor of Hamburg. She served as a commissioned ship for 16 months.
Mellena (AKA-32) was laid down under Maritime Commission contract by Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc., Providence, R.I., 25 September 1944; launched 11 December 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Paul P. Neal; acquired by the Navy 20 January 1945; and commissioned the same day.