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Aquarius (AK-263)


Aquarius (AK-263 was leased to South Korea
Alchiba Class Cargo Ship
  • Laid down as SS John D. Widden, a Maritime Commission type (N3-S-A2) hull, under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1638), at Walter Butler Shipbuilding Co., Superior, WI.
  • Launched, May 1944
  • Delivered the Maritime Commission in May 1944
  • Acquired by the US Army Transportation Service in 1949
  • Acquired by the US Navy for the US Army, 12 June 1951,
  • Renamed Aquarius (AK-263), and leased to South Korea the same day
  • Returned to US Naval custody in 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
    Propulsion steam turbine, single propeller
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    Aquarius 119k Aquarius (AK-263) under way while in South Korean naval service, circa June 1951, location unknown.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo # NH 84175. Courtesy of D.M. McPherson, 1976.    		 Mike Green
    Aquarius (AK-263)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships )DANFS)
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