USS Electra (AKA-4)
USS Electra (AKA-4) was an Arcturus-class attack cargo ship named after Electra, a star in the Pleiades star cluster in the constellation Taurus. She served as a commissioned ship for seven years. Electra (AK-21) was launched 18 November 1941 as Meteor by Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Tampa, Fla., under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. C. O. Andrews, wife of the Senator from Florida; transferred to the Navy 16 April 1941; and commissioned 17 March 1942, Commander J. J. Hughes in command. She was reclassified AKA-4, 1 February 1943.
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USS Electra (AKA-4)
USS Electra (AKA-4) was an Arcturus-class attack cargo ship named after Electra, a star in the Pleiades star cluster in the constellation Taurus. She served as a commissioned ship for seven years. Electra (AK-21) was launched 18 November 1941 as Meteor by Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Tampa, Fla., under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. C. O. Andrews, wife of the Senator from Florida; transferred to the Navy 16 April 1941; and commissioned 17 March 1942, Commander J. J. Hughes in command. She was reclassified AKA-4, 1 February 1943.
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USS Electra (AKA-4) was an Arc ...... sified AKA-4, 1 February 1943.
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1941-04-16
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1942-03-17
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1946-03-19
1955-05-13
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1.399032e+2
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1952-05-03
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1.92024e+1
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ship launched
1941-11-18
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Sold for scrap, 7 June 1974
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1941-04-16
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*1 × 5"/38 caliber gun mount
*4 × gun mounts
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United States
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1946-03-19
1955-05-13
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as MV Meteor
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1941-11-18
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USS Electra
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1952-05-03
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