USS Algol

USS Algol (AKA-54) was an Andromeda-class attack cargo ship. She was the first ship of the United States Navy by this name, after Algol, a fixed star in the constellation Perseus. Algol served as a commissioned ship for 22 years and 1 month.

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Algol; James Barnes
Andromeda-class attack cargo ship, amphibious cargo ship, Moore Dry Dock Company, United States Navy, 

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  USS Algol ⓘ
  1943 Andromeda-class attack cargo ship

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1950-06-25T00:00:00Z

1950-06-25T00:00:00Z

Korean War

1944-07-21T00:00:00Z

1944-07-21T00:00:00Z

ship recommissioning

1961-11-17T00:00:00Z

1961-11-17T00:00:00Z

ship recommissioning

1943-02-17T00:00:00Z

1943-02-17T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1942-12-10T00:00:00Z

1942-12-10T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1943-11-27T00:00:00Z

1943-11-27T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1793-07-31T00:00:00Z

1793-07-31T00:00:00Z

1793 Action of 31 July 1793

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USS Algol (AKA-54) underway off the coast of Southern California on 22 September 1944

USS Algol (AKA-54) and RFS L9011

USS Algol (AKA-54) underway in 1968

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1793	Action of 31 July 1793	France, naval battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Algol	amphibious cargo ship, Andromeda-class attack cargo ship	Wikidata
commons	image		USS Algol (AKA-54) underway off the coast of Southern California on 22 September 1944		Commons
commons	image		USS Algol (AKA-54) and RFS L9011		Commons
commons	image		USS Algol (AKA-54) underway in 1968		Commons
commons	image		ReadyReserveForceAlamedaCalifornia		Commons