Hecuba (AKS-12), originally Liberty ship SS George W. Cable, was launched by Delta Shipbuilding Co., New Orleans, Louisiana, 6 November 1944 under Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. J. Alfred Chard; acquired and converted to Navy use at Todd-Johnson Drydocks Corp.; and commissioned 21 April 1945.
Following her conversion to a stores ship and shakedown training, Hecuba departed New Orleans, Louisiana, 31 May 1945 for duty in the Pacific Ocean, arriving Pearl Harbor 22 June. From Hawaii she sailed to the western Pacific, commencing her first issue to the fleet after her arrival at Eniwetok 16 July.
Hecuba arrived back in Pearl Harbor 18 August to reload general supplies for ships of the fleet. She sailed to Ulithi, arriving 10 September, and continued issuing the vital stores at that atoll as well as at Leyte and Okinawa until 28 November 1945. Hecuba departed for San Francisco, California, for additional supplies, only to return to Pearl Harbor 8 February 1946.
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hecuba, acubens, class, general, stores, issue, ship, commissioned, navy, service, world, responsible, delivering, disbursing, goods, equipment, locations, zone, hecuba, standard, liberty, ship, similar, john, brown, seen, here, historyunited, statesnamegeorge. USS Hecuba AKS 12 was an Acubens class general stores issue ship commissioned by the U S Navy for service in World War II She was responsible for delivering and disbursing goods and equipment to locations in the war zone Hecuba was a standard liberty ship similar to SS John W Brown seen here HistoryUnited StatesNameGeorge W Cable HecubaNamesakeGeorge W Cable The asteroid HecubaOrderedas SS George W Cable EC2 S C1 hullLaid downdate unknownLaunched6 November 1944Acquireddate unknownCommissioned21 April 1945Decommissioned26 March 1947Strickendate unknownFateSold for scrapping 19 October 1964General characteristicsDisplacement4 023 t lt 14 350 t fl Length441 ft 7 in 134 59 m Beam56 ft 11 in 17 35 m Draught27 ft 7 in 8 41 m Propulsionreciprocating steam engine single shaft 2 500 hpSpeed11 knots 20 km h Endurance17 000 milesComplement195Armamentone 5 in 130 mm dual purpose gun mount one single 3 in 76 mm dual purpose gun mount eight single 20 mm gun mountsHecuba AKS 12 originally Liberty ship SS George W Cable was launched by Delta Shipbuilding Co New Orleans Louisiana 6 November 1944 under Maritime Commission contract sponsored by Mrs J Alfred Chard acquired and converted to Navy use at Todd Johnson Drydocks Corp and commissioned 21 April 1945 Contents 1 World War II service 2 Post war decommissioning 3 References 4 External linksWorld War II service editFollowing her conversion to a stores ship and shakedown training Hecuba departed New Orleans Louisiana 31 May 1945 for duty in the Pacific Ocean arriving Pearl Harbor 22 June From Hawaii she sailed to the western Pacific commencing her first issue to the fleet after her arrival at Eniwetok 16 July Hecuba arrived back in Pearl Harbor 18 August to reload general supplies for ships of the fleet She sailed to Ulithi arriving 10 September and continued issuing the vital stores at that atoll as well as at Leyte and Okinawa until 28 November 1945 Hecuba departed for San Francisco California for additional supplies only to return to Pearl Harbor 8 February 1946 Post war decommissioning editShe decommissioned at Pearl Harbor 26 March 1946 and was intended for use in the Pacific atomic tests of that summer only to be towed to San Francisco California in 1947 and placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet Suisun Bay California where she remained until sold for scrapping to Schintzer Steel Products Co Portland Oregon 19 October 1964 References editThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships External links editNavSource Online Service Ship Photo Archive AKS 12 Hecuba Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Hecuba amp oldid 1162519157, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,