USS Uvalde (AKA-88)
USS Uvalde (AKA-88) was an Andromeda-class attack cargo ship named after Uvalde County, Texas, the home of former Vice President John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner. Uvalde (AKA-88) (formerly projected as the merchant freighter Wild Pigeon) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1188) on 27 March 1944 at Oakland, California, by the Moore Dry Dock Co.; launched on 20 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. George J. Kean; and commissioned on 18 August 1944, Lt. Comdr. William M. McCloy, USNR, in command.
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USS Uvalde (AKA-88)
USS Uvalde (AKA-88) was an Andromeda-class attack cargo ship named after Uvalde County, Texas, the home of former Vice President John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner. Uvalde (AKA-88) (formerly projected as the merchant freighter Wild Pigeon) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1188) on 27 March 1944 at Oakland, California, by the Moore Dry Dock Co.; launched on 20 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. George J. Kean; and commissioned on 18 August 1944, Lt. Comdr. William M. McCloy, USNR, in command.
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1944-08-18
decommissioning date
1968-12-01
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1944-03-27
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1.399032e+2
recommissioning date
1961-11-18
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1.92024e+1
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1944-05-20
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Sold for scrap, 1969
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*1 × 5"/38 caliber gun mount
*4 × twin 40 mm gun mounts
*16 × 20 mm gun mounts
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*3 battle stars
*3 battle stars
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1961-09-01
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1960-07-01
1968-12-01
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