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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Mount Katmai |
| Namesake | Mount Katmai, Alaska |
| Builder | North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Launched | 6 January 1945 |
| Commissioned | 21 July 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 14 August 1973 |
| Stricken | 14 August 1973 |
| Honors and awards |
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| Fate | Sold for scrap, 5 April 1974 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Mount Hood-class ammunition ship |
| Length | 459 ft 2 in (140 m) |
| Beam | 63 ft (19.2 m) |
| Draft | 28 ft 3 in (8.6 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Capacity | 7,700 long tons (7,800 t) deadweight |
| Complement | 267 officers and enlisted |
| Aviation facilities | Helipad |
USS Mount Katmai (AE-16) was a Mount Hood-class ammunition ship of the United States Navy, that saw service in the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
The ship was laid down on 11 November 1944 by North Carolina Shipbuilding Co., Wilmington, N.C.; launched on 6 January 1945, sponsored by Mrs. A. E. DeMaray; and commissioned on 21 July 1945 at Jacksonville, Florida.