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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Union |
| Namesake |
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| Builder | North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Laid down | 27 September 1944 |
| Launched | 23 November 1944 |
| Commissioned | 25 April 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 5 June 1970 |
| Reclassified | LKA-106, 1 January 1969 |
| Stricken | 1 September 1976 |
| Honors and awards |
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| Fate | Sold for scrap, September 1977 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Tolland-class attack cargo ship |
| Displacement | 6,433 long tons (6,536 t) |
| Length | 459 ft 2 in (139.95 m) |
| Beam | 63 ft (19 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft 4 in (8.03 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Complement | 387 |
| Armament |
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USS Union (AKA-106) was a Tolland-class attack cargo ship of the United States Navy, the fourth ship of her name. She served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.