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AK-114 Alkaid

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Tango - November - Quebec
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Crater Class Cargo Ship:
  • Laid down, 13 September 1943, as SS William G. Sumner, a Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 1211), at St. John's River Shipbuilding Co., Inc., Jacksonville, FL.
  • Launched, 8 November 1943
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 19 November 1943
  • Converted for Naval service at Gibbs Gas Engine Co., Jacksonville, FL.
  • Commissioned, USS Alkaid (AK-114), 27 March 1944, at Jacksonville, FL. LCDR . E. G. Gummer in command
  • During World War II Alkaid was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign;
  • Decommissioned, 6 January 1946, at San Francisco, CA.
  • Delivered to the Maritime Commission, 11 March 1946, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 28 March 1946
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 20 April 1964, to National Metal and Steel Co.
  • Alkaid received one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 4,023 t.(lt) 14,250 t.(fl)
    Length 441' 6"
    Beam 56' 11"
    Draft 27' 7"
    Speed 13 kts.
    Complement 206
    Armament
    one 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount
    one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    eight single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion reciprocating steam engine, single shaft, 1,950shp
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