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Algorab (AK-262)

Cargo Ship

Laid down as SS Elisha Whitney, a Maritime Commission type (N3-S-A2) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1624), at Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc., Beaumont, TX.

Launched, 31 October 1943

Delivered to the Maritime Commission for service with the US Army Transportation Service

Acquired by the US Navy from the US Army Transportation Service, 12 June 1951, renamed Algorab (AK-262) and leased to South Korea the same day

Returned to US Naval custody, January 1960

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 February 1960

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 27 June 1960 to Hong Kong Rolling Mills, Ltd.

Specifications:
Displacement 1,677 t.(lt), 5,202 t.(fl)
Length 269' 10"
Beam 42' 6"
Draft 20' 9" (max.)
Speed 10 kts.
Complement unknown
Armament none
Propulsion steam turbine, single propeller

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
100200809	46k	*Namesake* Algorab s a star in the constellation Corvi. It is a double star, 3.1 and 8.5 magnitude, pale yellow and purple, on the right wing of the Raven. Constellations of Words		Tommy Trampp
	102k	Algorab (AK-262) in South Korean service, at anchor, date and location unknown. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 84174.		US Naval History and Heritage Command

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