U.S.S. Megrez
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Ordered: as SS General Vallejo
EC2-S-C1 hull, MC hull 1642
Laid down: date unknown
Launched: 23 April 1943
Acquired: 7 October 1943
Commissioned: 26 October 1943
Decommissioned: 29 May 1946
Struck: 1 August 1947
Fate: scrapped in 1974
General characteristics
Class and type: Crater-class cargo ship
Displacement: 4,023 t.(lt) 11,565 t.(fl)
Length: 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam: 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Draught: 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m)
Propulsion: reciprocating steam engine, single shaft, 1,950shp
Speed: 12 kts.
Complement: 206
Armament: one 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount; two dual 40 mm AA gun mounts; eight single 20 mm AA gun mounts

 

 

 

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