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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Theenim |
| Namesake | Theenim, a misspelling of Theemin, a star in the constellation Eridanus |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey |
| Laid down | 18 July 1944 |
| Launched | 31 October 1944 |
| Commissioned | 22 December 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 10 May 1946 |
| Stricken | 12 May 1946 |
| Honours and awards | 1 battle star (World War II) |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1970 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Andromeda-class attack cargo ship |
| Type | Type C2-S-B1 |
| Displacement | 13,910 long tons (14,133 t) full |
| Length | 459 ft (140 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 | 399 |
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USS Theenim (AKA-63) was an Andromeda class attack cargo ship of the United States Navy in service from 1944 to 1946. She was sold into commercial service in 1948 and was scrapped in 1970.